Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gipsy Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Rothwell , and the 924th 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 Gipsy Lane (LS26 8SA) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Rothwell average (99.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Lane (LS26 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Stonewaite Court. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gipsy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonewaite Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmsley Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonewaite Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxendale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pymont Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmsley Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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