Total Crime Rate
196.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanningley Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 434th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanningley Road (LS12 3LW) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanningley Road (LS12 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Gang (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Gang | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Gang | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carr Crofts | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carr Crofts | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Carr Crofts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Crofts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Gang | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellis Fold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Gang | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Gang | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Gang | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gang | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sir Karl Cohen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sir Karl Cohen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellis Fold | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ellis Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sir Karl Cohen Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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