Postcode sector · Leeds
Crime in LS1 8
How much crime is recorded in LS1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 7,878 (2024)
LS1 8Postcode sector · Leeds
How safe is LS1 8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 110.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS1 8, 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
327
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).
LS1 8National
Burglary148.39.1
Shoplifting90.98.4
Violence and sexual offences82.523.6
Other theft26.44.5
Anti-social behaviour25.710.7
Public order24.14.6
Drugs14.42.4
Criminal damage and arson12.44.7
Theft from the person12.42.1
Robbery9.61.4
Other crime5.41.5
Bicycle theft5.21.0
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.