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Crime in LS17 9

How much crime is recorded in LS17 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,284 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS17 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS17 9, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

LS17 9National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary10.09.1
Shoplifting6.28.4
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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.

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