Total Crime Rate

972.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

467.2 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 972.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 467.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 310.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 143.9 9/10
  • Public order 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.7 10/10
  • Burglary 50.5 10/10
  • Robbery 48.0 10/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Other crime 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
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

Town Street area has the highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 26th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Town Street (LS12 1UG) in the last 12 months was 972.2 per 1,000 residents and was 366.1% 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 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 467.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS12 1UG), 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 Town Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cricketers Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stocks Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Truro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriental Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ely Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Athlone Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stocks Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gelder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gelder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Colton Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stocks Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Gang —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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