The 15 Leeds ward areas to record the most violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months

The worst Leeds ward areas for violent and sexual offences have been outlined in new West Yorkshire Police figures.

The latest West Yorkshire Police data map, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every violent and sexual offence recorded in Leeds from July 2024 and June 2025.

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

There were 42,539 crimes of this nature recorded across the city during the 12 month period. These are the 15 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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