Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pennington Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 718th 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 Pennington Lane (LS26 8EY) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Lane (LS26 8EY), the main crime hotspot is near Royds Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennington Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Royds Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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