Total Crime Rate

406.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 406.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • 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

Pontefract Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 110th 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 Pontefract Lane (LS9 8HY) in the last 12 months was 406.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 172.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Lane (LS9 8HY), the main crime hotspot is near St Stephen'S Court. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aysgarth Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Dene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nippet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plaid Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aysgarth Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Back Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cain Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berking Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haslewood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aysgarth Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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