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Crime in LS1 9

How much crime is recorded in LS1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
10,586 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS1 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 84.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS1 9, 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
84.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
234
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 9National
Burglary141.79.1
Violence and sexual offences63.123.6
Shoplifting56.18.4
Other theft19.44.5
Public order19.04.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Drugs10.42.4
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Theft from the person8.62.1
Robbery6.71.4
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime4.01.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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