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Crime in LS12 2UB

How much crime is recorded in LS12 2UB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Armley & New Wortley
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,932 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS12 2UB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 77.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS12 2UB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
77.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
136
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LS12 2UBNational
Violence and sexual offences52.723.6
Burglary44.59.1
Public order11.24.6
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Other theft10.54.5
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Drugs6.42.4
Other crime5.31.5
Robbery4.61.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Shoplifting1.68.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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