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Crime in LS9 8

How much crime is recorded in LS9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,138 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS9 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 73.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS9 8, 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
73.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
164
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).

LS9 8National
Violence and sexual offences55.323.6
Burglary20.09.1
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Public order16.34.6
Drugs14.82.4
Other theft13.44.5
Shoplifting11.88.4
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Robbery4.01.4
Other crime3.61.5
Theft from the person3.22.1
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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