Postcode sector · Leeds

Crime in LS16 9

How much crime is recorded in LS16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Leeds
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 7,029 (2024)

LS16 9Postcode sector · Leeds

Crime

How safe is LS16 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS16 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

6/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

26.0

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

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 9National

Violence and sexual offences17.723.6

Burglary16.99.1

Vehicle crime3.73.5

Other theft3.74.5

Public order3.54.6

Criminal damage and arson3.54.7

Anti-social behaviour2.510.7

Drugs2.22.4

Other crime2.11.5

Shoplifting1.38.4

Theft from the person0.72.1

Robbery0.61.4

Possession of weapons0.40.9

Bicycle theft0.01.0

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

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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