Crime Rates at Nowell Lane, Leeds, LS9 6JD

Nowell Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 318th 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 Nowell Lane (LS9 6JD) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nowell Lane (LS9 6JD), the main crime hotspot is near William Hey Court. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.