Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS16 7AF
How much crime is recorded in LS16 7AF, 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)
How safe is LS16 7AF
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 7AF 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
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 7AFNational
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
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.