Total Crime Rate

557.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

276.3 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 557.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 276.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.6 10/10
  • Drugs 48.3 10/10
  • Other theft 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 26.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
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

Nunnington Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nunnington Avenue (LS12 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 557.0 per 1,000 residents and was 167.0% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 276.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunnington Avenue (LS12 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aviary Mount (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nunnington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aviary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nunington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ely Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Truro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Arksey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviary Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rombalds Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fielding Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nunington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rombalds Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arley Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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