Postcode district · Wetherby
Crime in LS22
How much crime is recorded in LS22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 23,223 (2024)
LS22Postcode district · Wetherby
How safe is LS22
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS22, well 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
LS22National
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary6.69.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.