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Crime in LS7 1

How much crime is recorded in LS7 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
14,902 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS7 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS7 1, 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
54.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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).

LS7 1National
Violence and sexual offences34.923.6
Burglary25.59.1
Other theft9.04.5
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order7.94.6
Drugs5.12.4
Shoplifting4.08.4
Robbery3.31.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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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