The inner city saw the most crime in 2025, with 12,053 incidents recorded between November 2024 and October 2025.placeholder image
The inner city saw the most crime in 2025, with 12,053 incidents recorded between November 2024 and October 2025. | YPN

The 19 worst Leeds neighbourhoods for crime named by West Yorkshire Police figures

A new breakdown of police statistics has identified the most active crime hotspots across Leeds.

The latest West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every crime recorded in Leeds from November 2024 to October 2025 that was not later cancelled.

There were 100,275 offences recorded in the Leeds district during this period, ranging from anti-social behaviour and shoplifting to serious violent crime and drugs offences.

These are the 19 Leeds neighbourhoods with the most offences, listed in descending order. All images are for illustrative purposes and do not represent a specific incident or location.

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