Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Heights Way area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 1008th 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 3SS) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heights Way (LS12 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 65 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heights Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heights Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farrow Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Park Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pipe And Nook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heights Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrow Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heights Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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