{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/united-kingdom/leeds","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T20:13:32.744Z","place":{"city":"Leeds","country":"United Kingdom","countryCode":"GB","lat":53.79648,"lon":-1.54785},"safety":{"score":79,"level":"SAFE","answer":"Yes — generally safe","saferThanPctOfCountries":85,"confidence":0.73,"caps":[],"databaseScore":81,"travellerSentiment":{"score":71,"label":"Mostly positive","summary":"Recent traveller reports and forum posts describe Leeds as welcoming and safe during daylight, with visitors feeling comfortable in central areas; nighttime caution is advised in peripheral nightlife zones.","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":78,"weight":0.35},{"label":"Robbery risk","score":62,"weight":0.45},{"label":"Pickpocket risk","score":78,"weight":0.2}]},"categories":[{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":71,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller 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Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":79.6131796,"display":"80/100","year":"2024","score":80,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"city_population_scale","label":"Urban scale factor","value":536280,"display":"536k residents","year":null,"score":78,"source":"City Geocoding"},{"key":"numbeo_crime_index","label":"Crime index (crowdsourced)","value":45.46,"display":"45.5 / 100 · city-level","year":null,"score":59,"source":"Numbeo Crime Index"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_night","label":"Feeling safe walking alone at night","value":46.93,"display":"47 / 100","year":null,"score":60,"source":"Numbeo (city survey)"},{"key":"numbeo_safety_day","label":"Feeling safe walking alone in daylight","value":71.15,"display":"71 / 100","year":null,"score":79,"source":"Numbeo (city survey)"},{"key":"numbeo_worry_mugged","label":"Worry about being mugged or robbed","value":39.56,"display":"40 / 100","year":null,"score":65,"source":"Numbeo (city survey)"},{"key":"numbeo_violent_crime","label":"Violent crime as a local problem","value":41.81,"display":"42 / 100","year":null,"score":63,"source":"Numbeo (city survey)"},{"key":"numbeo_property_crime","label":"Property crime as a local problem","value":54.28,"display":"54 / 100","year":null,"score":49,"source":"Numbeo (city survey)"},{"key":"numbeo_drugs","label":"Drug dealing or use as a local problem","value":58.84,"display":"59 / 100","year":null,"score":43,"source":"Numbeo (city survey)"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":32,"display":"US AQI 32 · Good","year":null,"score":93,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":null,"display":"3 global notices","year":null,"score":92,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"hospitals","label":"Hospitals nearby","value":32,"display":"32 within 15 km · nearest ~0.6 km","year":null,"score":95,"source":"OpenStreetMap"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":22,"display":"August: highs ~22°C · no weather extremes","year":null,"score":100,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · low seismicity","year":null,"score":100,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":2,"display":"Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution · 2 govts","year":null,"score":72,"source":"US State Dept · Canada"}],"healthNotices":[{"level":"Alert","title":"Global Polio","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/global-polio"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Dengue","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/dengue-global"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Measles","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/measles-globe"}],"hazardAlerts":[],"fieldResearch":{"verdict":"Yes — Leeds is a very safe city for visitors, with low violent‑crime risk and only modest petty‑theft concerns.","summary":"The multi‑database profile rates Leeds as SAFE (composite 81/100) and shows homicide, terrorism and road‑death rates far below global averages. Numbeo respondents feel safer in daylight (71) than at night (47), and recent sentiment is positive. Pickpocketing and mugging are moderate risks, concentrated in nightlife and shopping zones, while scams focus on fake taxis and ticket touts.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Mugging and armed robbery are uncommon but can occur late at night in nightlife districts such as the city centre and around the train station"},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Pickpocketing and bag‑snatching are most frequent in crowded markets, shopping centres and on buses/trains, especially after dark"},"safeAreas":["Alwoodley","Otley","Roundhay Park","City Centre (daytime)","Headingley (daytime)"],"avoidAreas":["Chapeltown (after dark)","Gipton (after dark)","Harehills (after dark)"],"scams":["Fake taxi / unlicensed cab scams","Ticket touting for football matches and concerts","Pickpocketing in crowded markets and on public transport"],"zones":[{"name":"City Centre","level":"caution","note":"busy nightlife zones and crowds increase petty theft risk after dark"},{"name":"Roundhay Park","level":"safe","note":"well‑maintained park with regular patrols, low incident rate"},{"name":"Headingley","level":"caution","note":"student‑heavy area with higher late‑night noise and occasional anti‑social behaviour"},{"name":"Chapeltown","level":"avoid","note":"notorious for elevated violent crime and drug activity after dark"},{"name":"Harehills","level":"caution","note":"higher burglary and anti‑social behaviour reports, stay alert at night"},{"name":"Gipton","level":"avoid","note":"recorded high levels of street disorder and theft, avoid isolated streets after dark"},{"name":"Alwoodley","level":"safe","note":"affluent residential area with low crime and strong community presence"},{"name":"Otley","level":"safe","note":"quiet commuter town on city fringe, minimal reported incidents"}]}}