Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Foundry Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 611th 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 Foundry Lane (LS9 6RF) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Lane (LS9 6RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Walk, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Mount (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neath Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neath Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Amberton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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