PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Leeds

Crime in LS20 9

How much crime is recorded in LS20 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,771 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS20 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS20 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Shoplifting19.78.4
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft3.04.5
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 175 postcodes