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Crime in LS27 7NU

How much crime is recorded in LS27 7NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Churwell
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,453 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS27 7NU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS27 7NU area, broadly in line with 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).

LS27 7NUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary21.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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