Total Crime Rate
485.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
232.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barden Place 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 Barden Place (LS12 3EQ) 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 Barden Place (LS12 3EQ), 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.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Windmill Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barden Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paisley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paisley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Edinburgh Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alliance Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whingate Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alliance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saint Ives Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moorfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whingate Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weavers Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paisley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wortley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whingate Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Saint Ives Mount | Under investigation |
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