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

Armley Road 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 Armley Road (LS12 2EP) 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 Armley Road (LS12 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holts Crest Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Armley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Washington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brancepeth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holts Crest Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hedley Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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