Total Crime Rate

385.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

255.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 385.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 255.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheltenham Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 115th highest 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 Cheltenham Street (LS12 1HA) in the last 12 months was 385.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Armley average (208.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 255.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Street (LS12 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Cheltenham Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheltenham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Masham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butts Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Mount Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Mount Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Mount Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fearnley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearnley Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitford View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Mount Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fearnley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Toft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colmore Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearnley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearnley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnet Road

Data Sources

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