Crime Rates at Potternewton Lane, Leeds, LS7 3LW

Potternewton Lane area has the 70th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 926th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potternewton Lane (LS7 3LW) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potternewton Lane (LS7 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Lodge Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwick Croft (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.