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Crime in LS11 8

How much crime is recorded in LS11 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
20,097 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS11 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS11 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
58.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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).

LS11 8National
Violence and sexual offences43.723.6
Burglary20.29.1
Shoplifting18.08.4
Public order15.34.6
Drugs8.92.4
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Other theft6.84.5
Other crime4.41.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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