Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Smithy Lane area has the 70th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 1234th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithy Lane (WF3 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (WF3 1QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkwood Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastleigh Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perth Drive —
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Data Sources

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