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Crime in LS1 6

How much crime is recorded in LS1 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
10,943 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS1 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 110.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS1 6, 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
110.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
313
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).

LS1 6National
Burglary114.09.1
Violence and sexual offences82.623.6
Shoplifting71.88.4
Anti-social behaviour26.910.7
Other theft26.74.5
Public order25.34.6
Drugs19.22.4
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Theft from the person11.52.1
Robbery8.91.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Bicycle theft5.21.0
Other crime4.61.5
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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