Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS11
How much crime is recorded in LS11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 54,743 (2024)
How safe is LS11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS11, 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
59.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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).
LS11National
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Burglary24.09.1
Shoplifting13.08.4
Public order10.24.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Other theft8.84.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Drugs6.32.4
Other crime3.51.5
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.