Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS5 3HS
How much crime is recorded in LS5 3HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkstall
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
LS5 3HSLeeds
How safe is LS5 3HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS5 3HS area, 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
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 3HSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Burglary14.59.1
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Public order8.84.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft7.04.5
Drugs5.12.4
Other crime4.81.5
Robbery2.61.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.