Total Crime Rate

208.6 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 208.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Burglary 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Robbery 14.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

King Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 403rd 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 King Lane (LS17 7AW) in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 258.2% higher than the Adel & Wharfedale average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Lane (LS17 7AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lawns, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grove Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Lawns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buck Stone Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buck Stone Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane End Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buck Stone Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buck Stone Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Lawns Under investigation

Data Sources

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