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Crime in LS27 9

How much crime is recorded in LS27 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
17,124 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS27 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS27 9, 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
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Shoplifting28.88.4
Burglary21.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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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