Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS16 5AE
How much crime is recorded in LS16 5AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Far Headingley & Weetwood
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,461 (2024)
LS16 5AELeeds
How safe is LS16 5AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS16 5AE area, well 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
LS16 5AENational
Burglary14.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Public order1.84.6
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.