Crime Rates at Wyther Lane, Leeds, LS5 3BT

Wyther Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 369th 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 Wyther Lane (LS5 3BT) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Armley average (206.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyther Lane (LS5 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghley Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.