Total Crime Rate

368.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 368.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.0 10/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sanderson Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 131st 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 Sanderson Lane (LS26 8HB) in the last 12 months was 368.0 per 1,000 residents and was 370.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanderson Lane (LS26 8HB), 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 Sanderson 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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