Crap Towns / Leeds / Crime

How much crime is there in Leeds?

The police recorded 148 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Leeds from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 60.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 141, down from 155 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	155	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	149	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	141	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	60.8	34.1
Shoplifting	15.8	7.1
Public order	13.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	11.2	7.0
Other theft	11.0	5.4
Vehicle crime	9.7	3.8
Burglary	8.9	3.1
Drugs	5.3	2.4
Other crime	4.3	2.0
Robbery	2.9	0.6
Theft from the person	2.0	0.4
Bicycle theft	1.7	0.5
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leeds	–	148
Morley	7.5 km	102
Batley	11.3 km	98.9
Yeadon	10.2 km	91.4
Pudsey	8.1 km	88.1
Drighlington	9.1 km	75.7
Rothwell	7.3 km	75.6
East Ardsley	9.0 km	74.2
Gildersome	7.7 km	71.3
Gomersal and Birkenshaw	11.0 km	65.9
Rawdon	9.2 km	46.1
The typical town	–	76.2