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Crime in LS27 8

How much crime is recorded in LS27 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
16,480 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS27 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS27 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Shoplifting37.28.4
Burglary20.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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