Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malmesbury Terrace area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 919th 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 Malmesbury Terrace (LS12 4BL) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malmesbury Terrace (LS12 4BL), 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 | Southfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waveney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Toft Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colmore Road | — |
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