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Crime in WF3 2

How much crime is recorded in WF3 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
10,656 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF3 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF3 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).

WF3 2National
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Shoplifting5.88.4
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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