Total Crime Rate
159.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bruce Lawn area has the 56th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 609th 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 Bruce Lawn (LS12 1XY) in the last 12 months was 159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bruce Lawn (LS12 1XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clyde View, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copley Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hedley Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruce Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bruce Lawn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holdforth Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruce Lawn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedley Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brancepeth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdforth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Driver Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Driver Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holdforth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Driver Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedley Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clyde View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clyde View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clyde View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clyde View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clyde View | Under investigation |
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