Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS27
How much crime is recorded in LS27, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 46,960 (2024)
LS27Postcode district · Leeds
How safe is LS27
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS27, 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
LS27National
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Burglary16.99.1
Shoplifting16.98.4
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
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.