Total Crime Rate
122.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lynwood View area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 837th 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 Lynwood View (LS12 4AB) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lynwood View (LS12 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waveney Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenilworth Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waveney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kellett Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dragon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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