Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS26 8EF
How much crime is recorded in LS26 8EF, 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
- 1,605 (2024)
LS26 8EFLeeds
How safe is LS26 8EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS26 8EF 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8EFNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Burglary6.19.1
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.