Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dragon Crescent area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 1222nd 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 Dragon Crescent (LS12 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragon Crescent (LS12 4AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dragon Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hardrow Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hardrow Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hardrow Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dragon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kellett Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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