Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cross Lane area has the 55th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 569th 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 Cross Lane (LS12 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Lane (LS12 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellis Fold, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Mount (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carr Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Crofts —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wortley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wortley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Crofts —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thornhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barras Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Fold —
Apr 2026Burglary Ellis Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ellis Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Crofts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sir Karl Cohen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sir Karl Cohen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Karl Cohen Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Karl Cohen Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Hill Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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