Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.1 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Houghley Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 666th 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 Houghley Road (LS12 2TH) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghley Road (LS12 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Houghley Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Houghley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wensleydale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wensleydale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wensleydale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyther Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Houghley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wensleydale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Raynville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Court —
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Data Sources

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