Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS3
How much crime is recorded in LS3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 12,782 (2024)
LS3Postcode district · Leeds
How safe is LS3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS3, 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
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).
LS3National
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
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.