Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.4 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 190.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

First Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 459th 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 First Avenue (LS12 1LD) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (LS12 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fearnley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Copley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holdforth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Herbalist Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbott View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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