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

Tong Road 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 Tong Road (LS12 1QJ) 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 Tong Road (LS12 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Gang. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tong Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cricketers Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brentford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thornhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carr Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Crofts —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Crofts —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stocks Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Athlone Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Colton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reyden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stocks Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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