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Crime in LS3 1

How much crime is recorded in LS3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,782 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS3 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS3 1, 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).

LS3 1National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Burglary29.19.1
Shoplifting19.68.4
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Drugs3.82.4
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Robbery2.91.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

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.

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