Crime Rates at Paxton Court, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2JU

Paxton Court area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 1116th 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 Paxton Court (LS12 2JU) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paxton Court (LS12 2JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houghley Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyther Park View (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.