Total Crime Rate
182.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ledgard Way area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 498th 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 Ledgard Way (LS12 2ND) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ledgard Way (LS12 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stocks Hill, where police recorded 34 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.
View Crime In Armley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aviary Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rombalds Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Laurel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laurel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Branch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Branch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Branch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Salisbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pickering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stocks Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stocks Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocks Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Crab Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aviary Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armley Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ely Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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