Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 44.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spen Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 703rd 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 Spen Lane (LS6 3NA) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Lane (LS6 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spen Bank, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spen Green (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spen Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ghyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spen Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ghyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Apr 2026Public order Ghyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queenswood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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