Total Crime Rate
133.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shadwell Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 775th 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 Shadwell Lane (LS17 8AY) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 209.0% higher than the Harewood average (43.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shadwell Lane (LS17 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chartwell Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shadwell Park Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harewood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brandon Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shadwell Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wike Ridge Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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