Total Crime Rate

242.1 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 242.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tower Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 304th 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 Tower Lane (LS12 3SD) in the last 12 months was 242.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Lane (LS12 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A647, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saint Ives Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aberdeen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aberdeen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Moorfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Armley Ridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armley Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halliday Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Lawns
Sep 2025Other theft College Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary College View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Armley Grange Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Saint Ives Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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