Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nancroft Crescent area has the 47th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 476th 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 Nancroft Crescent (LS12 2DH) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nancroft Crescent (LS12 2DH), 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 Nancroft Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cricketers Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crab Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stocks Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stocks Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stocks Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriental Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butts Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Athlone Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gang Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery The Gang Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Gang Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crab Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft The Gang Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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