Crime Rates at Waveney Road, Leeds, LS12 4EY

Waveney Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 837th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waveney Road (LS12 4EY) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Road (LS12 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, 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.