Total Crime Rate
133.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandlewood Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 784th 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 Sandlewood Court (LS6 4RS) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandlewood Court (LS6 4RS), 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.
View Crime In Moortown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodlea Lawn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alderton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodlea Lawn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennyfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alderton Place | Under investigation |
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