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Crime in LS3 1BF

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

Neighbourhood
University & Little Woodhouse
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,648 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS3 1BF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS3 1BF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 1BFNational
Violence and sexual offences41.423.6
Burglary19.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Drugs6.02.4
Shoplifting5.88.4
Public order5.54.6
Robbery3.61.4
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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