Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS9 8AG
How much crime is recorded in LS9 8AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leeds City Centre
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,894 (2024)
LS9 8AGLeeds
How safe is LS9 8AG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 148.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS9 8AG 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
148.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
410
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).
LS9 8AGNational
Violence and sexual offences111.723.6
Burglary59.09.1
Drugs50.82.4
Public order48.94.6
Anti-social behaviour48.510.7
Shoplifting42.48.4
Other theft31.94.5
Criminal damage and arson15.54.7
Robbery11.81.4
Theft from the person11.52.1
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Possession of weapons7.50.9
Bicycle theft7.11.0
Other crime4.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.