Total Crime Rate

668.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

361.4 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 668.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 361.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.4 10/10
  • Burglary 123.8 10/10
  • Public order 69.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Town Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 48th 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 Town Street (LS12 3HD) in the last 12 months was 668.3 per 1,000 residents and was 220.4% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 361.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS12 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near The Gang. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Town Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sir Karl Cohen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sir Karl Cohen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Karl Cohen Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Karl Cohen Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Crofts —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gelder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Athlone Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellis Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Fold —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thornhill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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