Total Crime Rate

159.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.5 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 159.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holdforth Green 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 Holdforth Green (LS12 1YB) 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 Holdforth Green (LS12 1YB), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holdforth Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruce Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holdforth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Driver Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Driver Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Driver Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruce Lawn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wortley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
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Data Sources

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