Here we reveal the 13 Leeds areas with the most crimeplaceholder image
Here we reveal the 13 Leeds areas with the most crime

The 13 Leeds areas with the most crime revealed by new West Yorkshire Police figures

New police figures have revealed the worst areas in Leeds for crime.

There were a total 93,804 offences recorded across Leeds between September 2020 and August 2021, the latest available figures.

West Yorkshire Police data, made available on observatory.leeds.gov.uk, shows which Leeds neighbourhoods were hotspots for crime over the year. Here we reveal the 13 areas which recorded the offences.

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