Postcode sector · Leeds

Crime in LS12 5

How much crime is recorded in LS12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Leeds
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 14,406 (2024)

LS12 5Postcode sector · Leeds

Crime

How safe is LS12 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS12 5, well above 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

58.4

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

110

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 5National

Violence and sexual offences47.223.6

Shoplifting17.48.4

Burglary14.89.1

Anti-social behaviour10.210.7

Criminal damage and arson8.44.7

Public order6.84.6

Other theft6.24.5

Vehicle crime4.33.5

Other crime3.01.5

Drugs2.62.4

Possession of weapons1.40.9

Robbery1.11.4

Bicycle theft0.61.0

Theft from the person0.32.1

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

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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