Total Crime Rate

337.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.8 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 337.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.5 10/10
  • Burglary 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
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

Roscoe Terrace 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 Roscoe Terrace (LS12 3HL) 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 Roscoe Terrace (LS12 3HL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Roscoe Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whingate Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whingate Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sir Karl Cohen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Karl Cohen Square
Apr 2026Public order Whingate Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Karl Cohen Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wortley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paisley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Mill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weavers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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