Total Crime Rate
197.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Green Lane area has the 49th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 433rd 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 Cross Green Lane (LS9 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Green Lane (LS9 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bouverie Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ellerby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bouverie Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellerby Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Hill Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
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