Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colton Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 636th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colton Road (LS12 1TU) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Armley average (206.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 105.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colton Road (LS12 1TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Gang (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornhill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crab Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stocks Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stocks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime School Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crab Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crab Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crab Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Laurel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Laurel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eyres Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurel Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brentwood Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Back Colton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esmond Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Esmond Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Gang Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eyres Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eyres Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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