Total Crime Rate

459.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.1 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 459.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 37.9 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Whitehall Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 84th 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 Whitehall Road (LS12 6EW) in the last 12 months was 459.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 180.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (LS12 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A62, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Charles Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A62 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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