Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS17 6QA
How much crime is recorded in LS17 6QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moortown
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
LS17 6QALeeds
How safe is LS17 6QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS17 6QA area, 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
26.8
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).
LS17 6QANational
Burglary17.39.1
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Shoplifting6.18.4
Other theft3.94.5
Robbery3.41.4
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.64.6
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.