Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS27 8PU
How much crime is recorded in LS27 8PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Churwell
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
LS27 8PULeeds
How safe is LS27 8PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS27 8PU area, 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
185
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 8PUNational
Shoplifting97.38.4
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Burglary28.99.1
Public order11.34.6
Other theft10.74.5
Other crime7.01.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.52.4
Theft from the person2.52.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.