Is Leeds a nice place to live?
West Yorkshire commercial and financial centre.
Police.uk data for 2026-06
1460 crimes recorded
Within roughly a mile of Leeds centre. Most common: Violence & sexual offences.
Category breakdown
Violence & sexual offences
410 (28%)
Shoplifting
320 (22%)
Anti-social behaviour
140 (10%)
Other theft
114 (8%)
Public order
107 (7%)
Drugs
77 (5%)
Burglary
65 (4%)
Criminal damage & arson
57 (4%)
Robbery
53 (4%)
Vehicle crime
40 (3%)
Theft from the person
26 (2%)
Bicycle theft
19 (1%)
Other crime
18 (1%)
Possession of weapons
14 (1%)
What this data does and doesn't tell you
This is a count of crimes reported to police and recorded within roughly a mile of Leeds's centre — it isn't a "safety score" and it doesn't capture things like community, schools, transport links or how an area actually feels to live in. Areas with more footfall (town centres, retail parks) often show higher raw counts simply because more people pass through them, not because they're more dangerous to live in. Use this alongside a proper visit, not instead of one.