Total Crime Rate
530.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
163.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eyres Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 67th 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 Eyres Street (LS12 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 530.4 per 1,000 residents and was 154.3% higher than the Armley average (208.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eyres Street (LS12 3AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Gang (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gang | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Athlone Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gelder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gelder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Truro Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Colton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brentford Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinfold Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinfold Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinfold Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | School Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Place | Under investigation |
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