Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS11 8AA
How much crime is recorded in LS11 8AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beeston West & Cottingley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,969 (2024)
How safe is LS11 8AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS11 8AA area, 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
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
LS11 8AANational
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Burglary22.79.1
Shoplifting8.48.4
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Public order7.94.6
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery2.31.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.