Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS17
How much crime is recorded in LS17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 60,620 (2024)
LS17Postcode district · Leeds
How safe is LS17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS17, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
LS17National
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary12.99.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.