Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 705th 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 The Lane (LS9 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lane (LS9 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brussels Street. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Neptune Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flax Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brussels Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brussels Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plaid Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brick Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neptune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary East King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brussels Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Neptune Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Turlow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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