Crime Rates at Pontefract Lane, Leeds, LS9 9AE

Pontefract Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 309th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontefract Lane (LS9 9AE) in the last 12 months was 239.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Lane (LS9 9AE), 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.