Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 375th lowest 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 Wood Lane (LS7 3SD) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Lane (LS7 3SD), the main crime hotspot is near Wensley Crescent. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chapel Allerton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wensley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wensley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wensley Crescent | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Lodge Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodliffe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodliffe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wensley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wensley Crescent | Local resolution |
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