Total Crime Rate
186.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lidgett Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 479th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lidgett Lane (LS17 6QR) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lidgett Lane (LS17 6QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allerton Grange Croft, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkhill Road (24 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 | Larkhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Grange Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentcliffe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brackenwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Grange Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brackenwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allerton Grange Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Larkhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stainburn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkhill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkhill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Allerton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkhill Walk | Under investigation |
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