Total Crime Rate

485.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.4 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 485.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.4 9/10
  • Other crime 35.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whingate Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 76th 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 Whingate Road (LS12 3BX) in the last 12 months was 485.9 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 232.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whingate Road (LS12 3BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whingate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Edinburgh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weavers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whingate Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alliance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Windmill Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Conference Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whingate Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saint Ives Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whingate Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whingate Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whingate Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Back Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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