Total Crime Rate
130.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leeds has the 5th highest crime rate of 15 districts in Yorkshire and The Humber region and the 32nd 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 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Yorkshire and The Humber region average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leeds’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41,760 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 966 cases , up 5.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 9.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -6.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52,918 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 130.7 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunslet & Riverside | 405.8 | 275.1 (210%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Little London & Woodhouse | 243.3 | 112.6 (86%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Armley | 208.6 | 77.9 (60%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Burmantofts & Richmond Hill | 196.5 | 65.8 (50%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Beeston & Holbeck | 174.2 | 43.5 (33%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Killingbeck & Seacroft | 173.7 | 43.0 (33%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Gipton & Harehills | 165.6 | 34.9 (27%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 8 | Kirkstall | 135.9 | 5.2 (4%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Middleton Park | 135.6 | 4.9 (4%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Cross Gates & Whinmoor | 131.5 | 0.8 (1%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Farnley & Wortley | 129.3 | -1.4 (-1%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Bramley & Stanningley | 124.0 | -6.7 (-5%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Chapel Allerton | 122.5 | -8.2 (-6%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 14 | Morley South | 110.4 | -20.3 (-16%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 15 | Pudsey | 98.3 | -32.4 (-25%) | High 8/10 |
| 16 | Headingley & Hyde Park | 90.0 | -40.8 (-31%) | High 8/10 |
| 17 | Rothwell | 89.5 | -41.2 (-32%) | High 8/10 |
| 18 | Calverley & Farsley | 87.6 | -43.1 (-33%) | High 8/10 |
| 19 | Otley & Yeadon | 84.8 | -45.9 (-35%) | High 7/10 |
| 20 | Temple Newsam | 83.4 | -47.3 (-36%) | High 7/10 |
| 21 | Morley North | 83.4 | -47.4 (-36%) | High 7/10 |
| 22 | Roundhay | 78.1 | -52.6 (-40%) | High 7/10 |
| 23 | Guiseley & Rawdon | 75.8 | -54.9 (-42%) | High 7/10 |
| 24 | Ardsley & Robin Hood | 74.9 | -55.8 (-43%) | High 7/10 |
| 25 | Garforth & Swillington | 72.9 | -57.8 (-44%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 26 | Moortown | 71.3 | -59.4 (-45%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 27 | Kippax & Methley | 68.7 | -62.1 (-47%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 28 | Wetherby | 66.6 | -64.1 (-49%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 29 | Weetwood | 64.6 | -66.1 (-51%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 30 | Horsforth | 63.9 | -66.8 (-51%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 31 | Adel & Wharfedale | 60.8 | -69.9 (-53%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 32 | Alwoodley | 58.5 | -72.2 (-55%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 33 | Harewood | 44.0 | -86.7 (-66%) | Low 3/10 |
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