Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whincover Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 1153rd 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 Whincover Drive (LS12 5JT) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whincover Drive (LS12 5JT), the main crime hotspot is near Bawn Drive. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whincover Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whincover Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whincover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whincover Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Billey Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Bawn Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butterbowl Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bawn Drive Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Whincover Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whincover Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whincover Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whincover Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bawn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Whincover Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whincover View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whincover Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whincover Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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