Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS12
How much crime is recorded in LS12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 60,375 (2024)
LS12Postcode district · Leeds
How safe is LS12
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS12, more than double 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
64.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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).
LS12National
Violence and sexual offences47.823.6
Burglary23.09.1
Shoplifting10.48.4
Public order10.34.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Other theft7.04.5
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Drugs5.22.4
Other crime4.11.5
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.