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

Mistress Lane 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 Mistress Lane (LS12 2HL) 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 Mistress Lane (LS12 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Parliament Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mistress Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nancroft Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Brentford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklyn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nancroft Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ely Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crab Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fielding Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Truro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parliament Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Crab Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stocks Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nunington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aviary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Arksey Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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