Total Crime Rate

549.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 549.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.3 10/10
  • Other theft 98.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 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 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 65th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tongue Lane (LS6 4QW) in the last 12 months was 549.5 per 1,000 residents and was 654.4% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 219.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tongue Lane (LS6 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leafield Drive (24 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leafield Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Queenshill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Queenshill Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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