Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS15 9BL
How much crime is recorded in LS15 9BL, 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
- 1,119 (2024)
LS15 9BLLeeds
How safe is LS15 9BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS15 9BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 9BLNational
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Violence and sexual offences4.023.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.