Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 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 121.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barras Street area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 849th 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 Barras Street (LS12 4JS) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barras Street (LS12 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Mount. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barras Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wortley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leysholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Barras Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Crofts —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Crofts —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carr Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Crofts Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leysholme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Green Hill Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thornhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carr Crofts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wortley Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barras Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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