Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 113.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heights Way area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 903rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heights Way (LS12 3SN) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heights Way (LS12 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near Farrow Hill. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heights Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Park Green —
Apr 2026Other crime Heights Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heights Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heights Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heights Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Royd Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heights Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pipe And Nook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Park Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Park Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Park Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heights Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Road Under investigation
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