Crime Rates at The Laurels, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 5GA

The Laurels area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 236th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Laurels (LS17 5GA) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 355.2% higher than the Alwoodley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Laurels (LS17 5GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranmer Bank (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.