Total Crime Rate

384.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 384.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Congress Mount area has the 13th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 124th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Congress Mount (LS12 3DU) in the last 12 months was 384.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 219.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congress Mount (LS12 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Heights Walk. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Congress Mount area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heights Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whingate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heights Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heights Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heights Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heights Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heights Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swallow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Congress Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Lawns
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Moorfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary College View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Royd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Royd Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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