Crime Rates at The Heights West, Leeds, LS12 3TY

The Heights West area has the 28th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 353rd 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 The Heights West (LS12 3TY) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 285.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Heights West (LS12 3TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farrow Bank, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farrow Hill (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.