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

Town Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 152nd 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 337.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% 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 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.