Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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 Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 912th 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 Oldfield Street (LS12 4EF) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Street (LS12 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Cheltenham Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fearnley Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Fearnley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnet Road
Apr 2026Burglary Toft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butts Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colmore Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Masham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Mount Under investigation

Data Sources

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