Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS20
How much crime is recorded in LS20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 19,231 (2024)
How safe is LS20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS20, below 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
LS20National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Shoplifting17.18.4
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.