Total Crime Rate

91.3 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lynwood Garth area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 1153rd 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 Lynwood Garth (LS12 4BN) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynwood Garth (LS12 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Kenilworth Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynwood Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kellett Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kellett Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kellett Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dragon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Waveney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waveney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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