Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS27 7UP
How much crime is recorded in LS27 7UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Churwell
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
LS27 7UPLeeds
How safe is LS27 7UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS27 7UP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
LS27 7UPNational
Burglary11.69.1
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.