Total Crime Rate
722.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dolly Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 46th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dolly Lane (LS9 7TU) in the last 12 months was 722.7 per 1,000 residents and was 255.6% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 295.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dolly Lane (LS9 7TU), the main crime hotspot is near Chapman Street. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burmantofts & Richmond Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gledhow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chapman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chapman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapman Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dolly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rosebud Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rectory Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gledhow Mount | Under investigation |
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