Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laneside area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 631st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laneside (LS27 7PB) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laneside (LS27 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clark Spring Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodside Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laneside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clark Spring Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westwood Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwood Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridleway Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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