Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buslingthorpe Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 608th 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 Buslingthorpe Lane (LS7 2DD) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 1600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buslingthorpe Lane (LS7 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Hall Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buslingthorpe Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buslingthorpe Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Speedwell Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Melville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cross Chancellor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buslingthorpe Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Buslingthorpe Green | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melville Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Road | — |
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