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Crime in Leeds
Published street-crime records for Leeds from the West Yorkshire Police area on data.police.uk.
Data scope: West Yorkshire Police area - Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and the rest of West Yorkshire. Not Leeds city council boundaries alone.
Latest month: July 2026
Street-crime records
27,112
Police-recorded action or local resolution
572
Share with those outcomes
2.1%
Coverage for West Yorkshire Police currently spans 152 months
of loaded street-crime data, from December 2013 to July 2026.
Outcome shares are descriptive summaries of published police outcomes, not conviction rates.
Last 12 loaded months
August 2025 to July 2026.
Street-crime records
299,661
Share with action or local resolution
2.6%
Change vs previous 12 months
-4.0%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| August 2025 |
26,893 |
| September 2025 |
25,601 |
| October 2025 |
25,893 |
| November 2025 |
24,125 |
| December 2025 |
22,963 |
| January 2026 |
22,864 |
| February 2026 |
21,425 |
| March 2026 |
24,879 |
| April 2026 |
24,838 |
| May 2026 |
26,805 |
| June 2026 |
26,263 |
| July 2026 |
27,112 |
Top crime categories
Share of street-crime records in the same trailing window for the West Yorkshire Police area.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
120,453 |
40.2% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
30,878 |
10.3% |
| Public Order |
23,460 |
7.8% |
| Criminal Damage Arson |
22,044 |
7.4% |
| Shoplifting |
21,935 |
7.3% |
| Other Theft |
18,946 |
6.3% |
| Vehicle Crime |
16,005 |
5.3% |
| Burglary |
14,567 |
4.9% |
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Latest loaded month for West Yorkshire Police: July 2026.
Limits to keep in mind
- These figures are published police records for the West Yorkshire Police area, not a single borough, council area, street, or postcode.
- Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release.
- Recording practices differ between forces, so force-to-force comparisons need care.
- Outcome labels are not court results or conviction rates.
Full detail is on the methodology page.
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