Crime Rates at Lenhurst Avenue, Leeds, LS12 2RE

Lenhurst Avenue area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 774th 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 Lenhurst Avenue (LS12 2RE) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lenhurst Avenue (LS12 2RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houghley Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghley Crescent (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.