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Crime in LS16 6AE

How much crime is recorded in LS16 6AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Lawnswood & Ireland Wood
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,704 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS16 6AE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS16 6AE area, broadly in line with 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6AENational
Burglary21.09.1
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.44.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% 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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