Total Crime Rate

425.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.1 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 425.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Robbery 21.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
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

Hedley Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 98th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedley Gardens (LS12 1YN) in the last 12 months was 425.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.0% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 209.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedley Gardens (LS12 1YN), 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 Hedley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Lawn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruce Lawn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brancepeth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holdforth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruce Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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