Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chelsea Close area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 803rd 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 Chelsea Close (LS12 4HP) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelsea Close (LS12 4HP), 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 Chelsea Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Waveney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseneath Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stradbroke Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waveney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Evelyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amberley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseneath Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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