Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS15 7BD
How much crime is recorded in LS15 7BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
LS15 7BDLeeds
How safe is LS15 7BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS15 7BD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
LS15 7BDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary15.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.