Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lidgett 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lidgett Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Grange Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkhill Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkhill Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentcliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brackenwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Grange Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brackenwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Grange Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Larkhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stainburn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Allerton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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