Total Crime Rate

172.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.9 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 172.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 140.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Abbott Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 538th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbott Road (LS12 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 172.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbott Road (LS12 2JQ), 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 Abbott Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fearnley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Elsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stott Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitford View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbott View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mitford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parliament Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearnley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearnley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearnley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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