Total Crime Rate

217.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Town Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 370th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Town Street (LS12 3HN) in the last 12 months was 217.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS12 3HN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Town Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Far Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Christ Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carr Crofts Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Station Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pasture View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasture View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Far Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Far Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Far Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Far Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christ Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Carr Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Carr Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carr Crofts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Christ Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Far Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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