Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 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 140.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heaton Avenue area has the 64th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 726th 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 Heaton Avenue (LS12 4AE) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Avenue (LS12 4AE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Lane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Royds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kellett Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Top Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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