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Crime in LS12 4DS

How much crime is recorded in LS12 4DS, 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)
Crime

How safe is LS12 4DS

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 4DS 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
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 4DSNational
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
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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