Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whincover Gardens area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 875th 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 Whincover Gardens (LS12 5DB) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whincover Gardens (LS12 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Butterbowl Gardens. Police recorded 44 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 Whincover Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawn Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whincover Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whincover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whincover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whincover Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whincover Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whincover Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whincover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whincover Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Butterbowl Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Butterbowl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Butterbowl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whincover Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawn Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutting Grove Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutting Grove Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutting Grove Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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