Total Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silver Royd Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 629th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Royd Way (LS12 4LE) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Royd Way (LS12 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Farrow Hill. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pipe And Nook Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marsden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Butterbowl Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Butterbowl Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silver Royd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silver Royd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silver Royd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silver Royd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heights Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterbowl Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heights Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heights Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrow Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrow Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heights Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silver Royd Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Butterbowl Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silver Royd Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterbowl Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterbowl Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterbowl Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonebridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonebridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterbowl Gardens | Under investigation |
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