Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 952nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (LS25 1HB) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (LS25 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Strawberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Strawberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coupland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coupland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barleyhill Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fidler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greensway
Sep 2025Burglary Lowther Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lowther Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Strawberry Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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