Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS8 5HT
How much crime is recorded in LS8 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harehills South
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,014 (2024)
LS8 5HTLeeds
How safe is LS8 5HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 80.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS8 5HT 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
80.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
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 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences56.723.6
Burglary21.69.1
Drugs14.22.4
Vehicle crime13.83.5
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Public order7.94.6
Other theft6.94.5
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other crime3.71.5
Robbery2.41.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
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.