Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tongue Lane area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 746th 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 Tongue Lane (LS6 4QD) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tongue Lane (LS6 4QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlea Lawn, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennyfield Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tongue Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Woodlea Lawn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodlea Lawn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alderton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alderton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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