Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS12 4EU
How much crime is recorded in LS12 4EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wortley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
LS12 4EULeeds
How safe is LS12 4EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS12 4EU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 4EUNational
Burglary24.79.1
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Other theft6.74.5
Shoplifting4.38.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other crime2.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.