The 15 worst areas of Leeds for shoplifting according to West Yorkshire Police figures

The 15 worst areas of Leeds for shoplifting have been listed in new figures from police.

West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every robbery offence in Leeds from April 2024 to March 2025 that was not later cancelled.

There were 10,622 shoplifting offences recorded across the city during the 12 month period.

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

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

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