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Crime in LS12 3LN

How much crime is recorded in LS12 3LN, 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
1,971 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS12 3LN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 115.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS12 3LN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
115.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
241
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 3LNNational
Violence and sexual offences75.023.6
Shoplifting41.68.4
Burglary31.49.1
Public order21.74.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Robbery14.51.4
Vehicle crime13.03.5
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Other theft12.84.5
Other crime7.91.5
Drugs6.82.4
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Theft from the person2.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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