Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 901st 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 Church Road (LS12 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (LS12 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Gang (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cricketers Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reyden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Colton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Gang
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Gang

Data Sources

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