Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS17 8LB
How much crime is recorded in LS17 8LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
LS17 8LBLeeds
How safe is LS17 8LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS17 8LB 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8LBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.