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Crime in LS12 9

How much crime is recorded in LS12 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
1,866 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS12 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 85.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS12 9, 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
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 9National
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
Trend

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.

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