Crime Rates at Town Street, Armley, Leeds, LS12 3HG

Town Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 126th 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 3HG) in the last 12 months was 377.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 188.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS12 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinfold Lane, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnsall Gardens (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.