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Crime in LS12 2

How much crime is recorded in LS12 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
18,718 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS12 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 82.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS12 2, 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
82.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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).

LS12 2National
Violence and sexual offences59.123.6
Burglary30.99.1
Shoplifting16.08.4
Public order10.24.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other theft8.74.5
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Other crime6.31.5
Robbery5.21.4
Drugs4.32.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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