Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oldfield Lane area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 872nd 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 Oldfield Lane (LS12 4BS) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Lane (LS12 4BS), 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 Oldfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colmore Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Toft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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