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Crime in LS20 8

How much crime is recorded in LS20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
11,986 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS20 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS20 8, 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

LS20 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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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