Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS26 8BD
How much crime is recorded in LS26 8BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,964 (2024)
LS26 8BDLeeds
How safe is LS26 8BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS26 8BD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
LS26 8BDNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary12.59.1
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Public order6.04.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft3.24.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.