Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS16 6LF
How much crime is recorded in LS16 6LF, 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
- 1,747 (2024)
How safe is LS16 6LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 72.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS16 6LF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
72.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 6LFNational
Violence and sexual offences49.723.6
Burglary33.39.1
Vehicle crime10.73.5
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Public order7.94.6
Other theft5.94.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other crime4.81.5
Drugs4.22.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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80
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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.