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

Armley Road 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 Armley Road (LS12 2QN) 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 Armley Road (LS12 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbott View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parliament Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Viaduct Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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