Crime Rate in Armley, ward

Armley has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 255th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 18th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Armley in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% higher than the Leeds district average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Armley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,567 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 31 cases , down -13.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 23.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -13.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3,152 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Armley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.