Total Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.6 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 171.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Moorfield Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 543rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorfield Road (LS12 3RN) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfield Road (LS12 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paisley Terrace, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highthorne View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paisley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Armley Ridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Road Under investigation
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 Paisley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Halliday Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whingate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saint Ives Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paisley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whingate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Conference Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Halliday Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paisley Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Halliday Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wortley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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