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Crime in LS12 5LU

How much crime is recorded in LS12 5LU, 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
1,517 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS12 5LU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS12 5LU area, 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
60.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.123.6
Anti-social behaviour25.410.7
Burglary16.19.1
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Public order9.64.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Drugs4.62.4
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime3.31.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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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