Leeds crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Leeds postcode area is 141.2 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 44.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 37.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 150% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 24.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 194% of national crime rate which puts Leeds on 8. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 2.5% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 3.0k cases and has increased by 12.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	37.6%	6. highest	150%	44.1k	-6.8%
Public order crime →	9.9%	6. highest	179%	11.6k	-22.0%
Shoplifting crime →	8.7%	5. highest	170%	10.2k	24.3%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	7.9%	23. lowest	71%	9.3k	-4.8%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.6%	14. highest	134%	8.9k	-13.4%
Other theft crime →	7.0%	11. highest	124%	8.2k	-8.0%
Vehicle crime →	6.0%	24. highest	137%	7.1k	-1.5%
Burglary crime →	5.6%	2. highest	184%	6.5k	10.5%
Drugs crime →	2.8%	11. highest	144%	3.3k	3.6%
Other crime →	2.5%	8. highest	194%	3.0k	12.8%
Theft from the person crime →	1.4%	13. highest	97%	1.6k	-4.7%
Robbery crime →	1.3%	18. highest	145%	1.5k	16.9%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.0%	22. highest	125%	1.1k	-13.9%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.8%	20. highest	126%	963	-9.3%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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