Postcode district · Leeds
Crime in LS9
How much crime is recorded in LS9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 65,598 (2024)
LS9Postcode district · Leeds
How safe is LS9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 65.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS9, 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
65.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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).
LS9National
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Burglary23.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Public order9.54.6
Other theft9.24.5
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Drugs6.52.4
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery3.11.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.