Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS16 5LU
How much crime is recorded in LS16 5LU, 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
- 1,409 (2024)
LS16 5LULeeds
How safe is LS16 5LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS16 5LU 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other theft1.34.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.