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Crime in LS22 5

How much crime is recorded in LS22 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
16,054 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS22 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS22 5, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

LS22 5National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary7.89.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% 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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