Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS12 4LN
How much crime is recorded in LS12 4LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnley East
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,866 (2024)
LS12 4LNLeeds
How safe is LS12 4LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 85.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS12 4LN area, 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
85.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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 4LNNational
Violence and sexual offences62.123.6
Shoplifting30.08.4
Burglary28.99.1
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Public order10.64.6
Other theft9.64.5
Other crime9.21.5
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Drugs6.02.4
Robbery4.21.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.