Crime Rates at Canal Road, Leeds, LS12 2LX

Canal Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 165th 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 Canal Road (LS12 2LX) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 208.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Road (LS12 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fielding Gate (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.