Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS2
How much crime is recorded in LS2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 34,552 (2024)
LS2Postcode district · Leeds
How safe is LS2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
69.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
183
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).
LS2National
Burglary54.19.1
Violence and sexual offences50.123.6
Shoplifting37.08.4
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Public order15.34.6
Other theft15.24.5
Drugs10.02.4
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Theft from the person5.42.1
Robbery5.21.4
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.