Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Spinney area has the 26th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 1186th 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 Spinney (LS17 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Spinney (LS17 6TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bentcliffe Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Spinney area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentcliffe Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Allerton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentcliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentcliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Moor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentcliffe Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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