Total Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larch Lane area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 459th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Lane (LS25 2JP) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larch Lane (LS25 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Place. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Sturton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ludlow Avenue | Under investigation |
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