Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS5 3HE
How much crime is recorded in LS5 3HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkstall
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,851 (2024)
How safe is LS5 3HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS5 3HE area, broadly in line with 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
LS5 3HENational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Vehicle crime12.03.5
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.