Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS8 3LX
How much crime is recorded in LS8 3LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gipton North
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,968 (2024)
LS8 3LXLeeds
How safe is LS8 3LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS8 3LX 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
46.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 3LXNational
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Burglary10.29.1
Public order4.94.6
Other crime4.21.5
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs3.32.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.