Total Crime Rate

255.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.4 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 255.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wyther Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 270th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wyther Lane (LS5 3BT) in the last 12 months was 255.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 146.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyther Lane (LS5 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghley Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wyther Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Savins Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Savins Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Savins Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Savins Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyther Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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