Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 102.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lidgett Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 789th 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 Lidgett Lane (LS8 1RB) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lidgett Lane (LS8 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Larkhill Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lidgett Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chandos Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chandos Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allerton Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larkhill Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Larkhill Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brackenwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Grange Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Grange Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Grange Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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