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Crime in LS16 5

How much crime is recorded in LS16 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
15,735 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS16 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS16 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

LS16 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Burglary13.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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