Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0PH

Wood Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 380th 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 Wood Lane (LS26 0PH) in the last 12 months was 213.3 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (LS26 0PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Crescent, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.