Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS12 5EA
How much crime is recorded in LS12 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnley West & Gamble Hill
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
LS12 5EALeeds
How safe is LS12 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS12 5EA 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 5EANational
Shoplifting38.38.4
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary12.29.1
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other crime3.01.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.