LS12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Leeds, Carr Crofts and Armley, in Leeds.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LS12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LS12, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LS12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LS12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS12 at a rate of 189.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across LS.
In August 2026 alone, 723 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,561), other crime (1,757) and shoplifting (685).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS12 was 190.1 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in LS12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS12 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LS12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds 059A | 2,182 | 174.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% |
| Leeds 059C | 1,575 | 183.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 067G | 1,707 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Leeds 067H | 1,386 | 138.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Leeds 067J | 1,273 | 214.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Leeds 067K | 1,116 | 170.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Leeds 071A | 2,216 | 269.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| Leeds 071B | 1,956 | 209.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Leeds 071C | 1,963 | 283.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Leeds 071D | 1,721 | 327.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 071E | 1,961 | 286.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.7% |
| Leeds 078A | 1,514 | 145.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 078B | 1,700 | 253.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Leeds 078C | 1,564 | 134.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Leeds 078D | 1,693 | 203.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 080A | 1,561 | 339.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Leeds 080B | 1,549 | 129.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 080C | 1,384 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.0% |
| Leeds 081A | 1,935 | 220.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| Leeds 081B | 1,428 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Leeds 081C | 1,982 | 91.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| Leeds 081D | 1,574 | 85.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 083A | 2,797 | 81.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.4% |
| Leeds 083B | 1,402 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| Leeds 083C | 1,536 | 143.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 083D | 1,497 | 147.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
MPs for LS12
- Mark SewardsLabourMP for Leeds South West and Morley48% of LS12’s postcodes
- Rachel ReevesLabourMP for Leeds West and Pudsey41% of LS12’s postcodes
- Hilary BennLabourMP for Leeds South8.4% of LS12’s postcodes
- Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)MP for Leeds Central and Headingley2.2% of LS12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LS126
Postcode sectors in LS127
Council1
Towns in LS121
Postcode districts next to LS128
Nearest rail stations4
More in the LS postcode area2
LS12 in brief
LS12 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Carr Crofts and Armley, in Leeds.
About 45,923 people lived in LS12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £185,000 in 2025 across 505 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 189.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS12 was £185,000 in 2025.
LS12 had 43,850 usual residents at the census.
In LS12, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LS12, 7.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.