Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Nursery Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 353rd 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 Nursery Lane (LS17 7HN) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 255.3% higher than the Alwoodley average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Lane (LS17 7HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Crescent, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingfield Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primley Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Primley Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawks Nest Gardens South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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