The 13 areas of Leeds suffering the most from shoplifting including White Rose Shopping Centre and city centre

West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every shoplifting offence in Leeds from March 2024 and February 2025 that was not later cancelled.

There were 10,777 crimes of this nature recorded across the city during the 12 month period.

We've broken this down by Middle Super Output Area (MSOA), neighbourhoods which usually include around 2,000-6,000 households.

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Notably, a good number of the areas feature some of the largest retail centres in the city.

The below gallery shows the 13 most shoplifted Leeds neighbourhoods, listed in descending order. All images are for illustrative purposes and do not represent a specific incident or location.