Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 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 135.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highfield Crescent area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 749th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Crescent (LS12 4DA) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 12 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Crescent (LS12 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Waveney Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Toft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colmore Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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