Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS12 4DR
How much crime is recorded in LS12 4DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wortley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,014 (2024)
How safe is LS12 4DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS12 4DR area, more than double 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
71.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).
LS12 4DRNational
Violence and sexual offences54.723.6
Burglary24.59.1
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Other theft7.74.5
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order6.54.6
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.