Crime Rates at Skinner Lane, Leeds, LS7 1BB

Skinner Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 44th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skinner Lane (LS7 1BB) in the last 12 months was 684.5 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 274.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skinner Lane (LS7 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Place (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.