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Crime in LS8 2

How much crime is recorded in LS8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
23,926 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS8 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS8 2, above 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

LS8 2National
Burglary22.79.1
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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