Burley
Middle areaSouth west Leeds. 9,280 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Burley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Burley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burley at a rate of 142.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 387 |
| Other crime | 333 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 124 |
| Vehicle crime | 123 |
| Shoplifting | 119 |
| Burglary | 82 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Robbery | 42 |
| Drug offences | 39 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Burley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Burley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burley at a rate of 142.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 114 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (387), other crime (333) and anti-social behaviour (124).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leeds
These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Burley alone. See Leeds
Burley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Burley was £209,000 in 2025.
Burley had 8,464 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Burley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Burley, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.