Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 146th 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 Grove Lane (LS6 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Lane (LS6 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Drive, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Park Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kirkstall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Woodbine Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balbec Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Balbec Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gordon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Back Monk Bridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balbec Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Pond Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highbury Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Wilton Grove | Under investigation |
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