Crime Rates at Sandhill Lawns, Leeds, LS17 6TT

Sandhill Lawns area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 850th 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 Sandhill Lawns (LS17 6TT) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhill Lawns (LS17 6TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandringham Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.