Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS5
How much crime is recorded in LS5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 19,690 (2024)
LS5Postcode district · Leeds
How safe is LS5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS5, 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
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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).
LS5National
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Burglary16.99.1
Shoplifting10.58.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order7.94.6
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft6.04.5
Other crime3.91.5
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
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.