Total Crime Rate
242.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tower 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.
View Crime In Armley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aberdeen Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aberdeen Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Moorfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Armley Ridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armley Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halliday Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Lawns | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Lawns | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | College View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Armley Grange Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Saint Ives Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Saint Ives Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Saint Ives Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfield Road | Under investigation |
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