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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LS8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LS8 recorded 678 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.88 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.6% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring125.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment678 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 0.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

678
trending_up +3.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

125.8per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,431

Within LS8 district

Leeds

62,297

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 11 Burglary: 6
22
Cross Bell Street Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
14
Supermarket Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Public order: 2
12
Conway View Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 2
11
Ekota Place Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
9
West Court Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Public order: 1
8
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
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Lambton Grove Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
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Back Dorset Mount Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 8
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
678 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
289
42.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
59
8.7%
Public Order
49
7.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
48
7.1%
Burglary
45
6.6%
Vehicle Crime
44
6.5%
Other Theft
44
6.5%
Drug Offences
27
4.0%
Shoplifting
25
3.7%
Robbery
20
2.9%
Other Crime
16
2.4%
Weapons Possession
6
0.9%
Theft from Person
4
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.3%

Crime Analysis: LS8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in LS8 (42.6%). Anti-social Behaviour (8.7%) and Public Order (7.2%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in LS8 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 125.8 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for LS8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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