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

Scotch Park Trading Estate 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 Scotch Park Trading Estate (LS12 2PY) 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 Scotch Park Trading Estate (LS12 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotch Park Trading Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbott View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Walter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Elsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parliament Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lennox Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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