Total Crime Rate
341.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
205.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 149th 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 7RN) in the last 12 months was 341.9 per 1,000 residents and was 462.0% higher than the Adel & Wharfedale average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 205.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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