Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS8 5NU
How much crime is recorded in LS8 5NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lincoln Green & St James
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,732 (2024)
LS8 5NULeeds
How safe is LS8 5NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 100.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS8 5NU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
100.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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 5NUNational
Violence and sexual offences71.923.6
Criminal damage and arson20.44.7
Vehicle crime15.13.5
Burglary14.79.1
Public order13.54.6
Other theft11.84.5
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Drugs7.02.4
Robbery5.21.4
Other crime4.51.5
Theft from the person3.72.1
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Shoplifting1.28.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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100
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200
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.