Total Crime Rate
132.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scott Hall Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 791st 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 Scott Hall Road (LS17 6HL) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scott Hall Road (LS17 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomhill Crescent, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brackenhurst Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moortown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broomhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brackenhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brackenhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brackenhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broomhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broomhill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fieldhouse Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fieldhouse Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomhill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Broomhill Crescent | Under investigation |
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