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Crime in LS8 4

How much crime is recorded in LS8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
16,441 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS8 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS8 4, 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
50.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Burglary20.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Public order7.24.6
Other theft6.64.5
Drugs6.02.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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