Total Crime Rate
115.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 892nd 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 Wood Lane (LS26 0PD) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Rothwell average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Lane (LS26 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Ingram Parade. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rothwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ingram Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ingram Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ingram Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasture View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasture View Road | Under investigation |
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