Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS16 5PL
How much crime is recorded in LS16 5PL, 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
- 1,862 (2024)
LS16 5PLLeeds
How safe is LS16 5PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS16 5PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5PLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Drugs6.12.4
Public order4.24.6
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.