Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS16 6ED
How much crime is recorded in LS16 6ED, 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
- 1,634 (2024)
LS16 6EDLeeds
How safe is LS16 6ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS16 6ED area, 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
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 6EDNational
Burglary24.59.1
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Shoplifting3.18.4
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.