Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bawn Vale area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 467th 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 Bawn Vale (LS12 5QZ) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bawn Vale (LS12 5QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Stonebridge Approach. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bawn Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Farnley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bawn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Pipe And Nook Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakeside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bawn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bawn Drive Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonebridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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