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Crime in LS8 5

How much crime is recorded in LS8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
24,296 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 79.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS8 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
79.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
137
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences56.023.6
Burglary26.89.1
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Public order9.94.6
Other theft9.74.5
Vehicle crime9.73.5
Drugs8.62.4
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Other crime4.61.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Robbery4.01.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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