Total Crime Rate
133.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leeds has the 5th highest crime rate of 15 districts in Yorkshire and The Humber region and the 35th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 5th highest crime rate of 15 districts.
The overall crime rate in Leeds in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Yorkshire and The Humber region average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leeds’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43,178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 899 cases , down -18.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 11.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -19.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54,909 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 133.3 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunslet & Riverside | 415.4 | 282.1 (212%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Little London & Woodhouse | 246.6 | 113.2 (85%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Armley | 206.9 | 73.6 (55%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Burmantofts & Richmond Hill | 203.2 | 69.9 (52%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Killingbeck & Seacroft | 183.4 | 50.0 (38%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Beeston & Holbeck | 173.1 | 39.8 (30%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Gipton & Harehills | 169.9 | 36.6 (27%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 8 | Kirkstall | 149.1 | 15.7 (12%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 9 | Bramley & Stanningley | 136.6 | 3.3 (2%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Cross Gates & Whinmoor | 131.0 | -2.3 (-2%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Farnley & Wortley | 130.9 | -2.4 (-2%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Middleton Park | 129.3 | -4.0 (-3%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Chapel Allerton | 115.1 | -18.3 (-14%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 14 | Morley South | 109.8 | -23.5 (-18%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 15 | Pudsey | 103.8 | -29.5 (-22%) | High 8/10 |
| 16 | Calverley & Farsley | 100.3 | -33.1 (-25%) | High 8/10 |
| 17 | Rothwell | 99.0 | -34.4 (-26%) | High 8/10 |
| 18 | Headingley & Hyde Park | 87.2 | -46.1 (-35%) | High 7/10 |
| 19 | Temple Newsam | 82.2 | -51.1 (-38%) | High 7/10 |
| 20 | Otley & Yeadon | 81.4 | -51.9 (-39%) | High 7/10 |
| 21 | Morley North | 81.1 | -52.3 (-39%) | High 7/10 |
| 22 | Guiseley & Rawdon | 79.9 | -53.4 (-40%) | High 7/10 |
| 23 | Ardsley & Robin Hood | 78.3 | -55.0 (-41%) | High 7/10 |
| 24 | Roundhay | 77.0 | -56.4 (-42%) | High 7/10 |
| 25 | Wetherby | 73.9 | -59.4 (-45%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 26 | Kippax & Methley | 73.2 | -60.2 (-45%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 27 | Moortown | 72.8 | -60.5 (-45%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 28 | Horsforth | 70.8 | -62.5 (-47%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 29 | Garforth & Swillington | 68.8 | -64.5 (-48%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 30 | Weetwood | 65.0 | -68.3 (-51%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 31 | Alwoodley | 62.5 | -70.8 (-53%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 32 | Adel & Wharfedale | 58.2 | -75.1 (-56%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 33 | Harewood | 43.2 | -90.1 (-68%) | Low 3/10 |
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