The 15 worst Leeds areas for shoplifting including Farsley and Bramley

New police figures have outlined the worst areas of Leeds for shoplifting.

West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every shoplifting offence in the city between from September 2023 and August 2024 that was not later cancelled.

There were 10,490 crimes of this nature recorded across the city during this period.

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

Below is the 15 most shoplifted Leeds neighbourhoods, listed in descending order. All images are for illustrative purposes and do not represent a specific incident or location.

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