Total Crime Rate
421.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gelderd Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley , and the 103rd 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 Gelderd Lane (LS12 6AL) in the last 12 months was 421.8 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 218.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gelderd Lane (LS12 6AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A62, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Charles Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Armley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A62 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A62 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A62 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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