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Gipton & Harehills: your area

Gipton & Harehills ward · Leeds. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 32.5% here, compared with 18.2% across Leeds (14.4 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 35% here, compared with 20% across Leeds (14.2 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

Source →
A proposed response →

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 21.9% here, compared with 34.7% across Leeds (12.8 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

Source →
A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

7.4%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,285 out of 30,881.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,851 out of 30,879.

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People counted in the census

30,879

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

30,879 out of 30,879.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21.9%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,832 out of 22,105.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

69.4%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

7,430 out of 10,704.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

31.3%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,345 out of 10,704.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

32.5%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

7,193 out of 22,105.

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Homes rented privately

32%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,450 out of 10,703.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

35%

21 March 2021 · Gipton & Harehills ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,705 out of 10,703.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Gipton & Harehills ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

5,858 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 6,227 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Gipton & Harehills ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 529 mapped crimes in September 2024; 440 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Gipton & Harehills
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202452942
October 202452234
November 202449516
December 202447618
January 202545513
February 202547316
March 202554826
April 202552237
May 202552245
June 202549746
July 202559135
August 202559735
September 202553616
October 202550433
November 202548825
December 202543524
January 202644220
February 202643015
March 202644021
April 202651830
May 202656040
June 202652636
July 202653934
August 202644025
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Gipton & Harehills
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime2,608
criminal damage arson453
shoplifting437
public order410
other theft391
vehicle crime335
burglary325
drugs325
other crime208
robbery169
possession of weapons96
theft from the person56
bicycle theft45
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →