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Crime in LS15 8QL

How much crime is recorded in LS15 8QL, 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
2,009 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS15 8QL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS15 8QL area, broadly in line with 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).

LS15 8QLNational
Burglary35.39.1
Shoplifting26.28.4
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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