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The 13 Leeds neighbourhoods to record the most violent and sexual offence crimes according to police data

The Leeds areas with the most violent crime have been named by police figures.

The latest West Yorkshire Police data map, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every violent and sexual offence recorded in Leeds from September 2023 and August 2024.

This includes offences against the person such as common assaults, grievous bodily harm and sexual offences.

There were 42, 398 crimes of this nature recorded across the city during the 12 month period.

Below is the 13 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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