Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS15 9DL
How much crime is recorded in LS15 9DL, 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
- 1,522 (2024)
LS15 9DLLeeds
How safe is LS15 9DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS15 9DL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 9DLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Shoplifting17.68.4
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.