Postcode area · Leeds
Crime in LS
How much crime is recorded in LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 895,959 (2024)
LSPostcode area · Leeds
How safe is LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
LSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Burglary16.89.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Public order6.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.