Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS17 6AF
How much crime is recorded in LS17 6AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moortown
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
How safe is LS17 6AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS17 6AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
LS17 6AFNational
Shoplifting43.18.4
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.