Crime Rates at Scott Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6NB

Scott Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wetherby , and the 159th 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 Scott Lane (LS22 6NB) in the last 12 months was 335.7 per 1,000 residents and was 354.3% higher than the Wetherby average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Lane (LS22 6NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.