Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spen Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1049th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spen Lane (LS6 3NA) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% 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 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spen Green (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spen Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spen Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spen Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodbridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodbridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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