Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS8 2BB
How much crime is recorded in LS8 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moortown
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,404 (2024)
LS8 2BBLeeds
How safe is LS8 2BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS8 2BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
LS8 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary13.49.1
Public order1.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.