Total Crime Rate

238.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 238.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bawn Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 319th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bawn Drive (LS12 5QH) in the last 12 months was 238.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 165.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bawn Drive (LS12 5QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonebridge Approach, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bawn Drive (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Leeds

Crime Over Time in Bawn Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutting Grove Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonebridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonebridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stonecliffe Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butterbowl Garth
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bawn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bawn Approach 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 Butterbowl Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonebridge Approach
Apr 2026Other crime Whincover Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stonecliffe Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonebridge Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterbowl Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutting Grove Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.