Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS8 5AA
How much crime is recorded in LS8 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harehills North
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
LS8 5AALeeds
How safe is LS8 5AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 81.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS8 5AA area, 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
81.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences65.723.6
Burglary16.29.1
Public order11.94.6
Drugs10.42.4
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Other crime7.81.5
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Robbery4.11.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person1.72.1
Shoplifting0.98.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.