Total Crime Rate
941.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Grove area has the highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 28th 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 Laurel Grove (LS12 2DD) in the last 12 months was 941.9 per 1,000 residents and was 355.3% higher than the Armley average (206.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 497.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Grove (LS12 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Gang (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Armley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nancroft Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gang | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Gang | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Gang | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Gang | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Branch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Crab Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Salisbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | School Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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