There are four main offences associated with illegal drugs in England and Wales – possession, supply, production and importation. Controlled drugs are classed according to their relative degree of overall harm from misuse. There are three classes of controlled drugs – A, B and C. The class of drug a person is caught possessing, supplying or producing affects the severity of the offence.
West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every offence related to drugs in Leeds from December 2022 to November 2023 that was not later cancelled. There were 3,212 crimes of this nature recorded across the city during the 12 month period.
These are the Leeds neighbourhoods with the most drugs crime, listed in descending order. All images are for illustrative purposes and do not represent a specific incident or location.
These are the Leeds neighbourhoods with the most drugs crime, listed in descending order. All images are for illustrative purposes and do not represent a specific incident or location.
![Harehills Triangle recorded 107 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZkZTU4ZWNjLTdiNDEtNDZmOS04MzRkLTNiZDc1YmYwMmY4ZDo0YmExM2JlOS04ZGZlLTQ4ZTItYWFmMC1kNjViYmY3NWVlYWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Harehills Triangle
Harehills Triangle recorded 107 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023Photo: SWNS
![Holbeck recorded 100 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ2N2Q5MDJhLWJjYjMtNDBmYi04ZWE5LWMxZGNhNTY2NTcwOTpmYzdmYzY0OS0wZWUxLTRlMWMtYjBlZS04OGNhNTUwZDliODU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Holbeck
Holbeck recorded 100 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023Photo: Bruce Rollinson
![The Comptons, Sutherlands and Nowells neighbourhood in Harehills recorded 95 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjExOWYyMjQ1LTk4NTAtNDhkNC05YWRkLWE1NTNlZDc1OTlmMDpkOTVkM2E4My00Mzg1LTQ0YjItOWExNy0yMGQzZjM0ZjdjYWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Harehills: Comptons, Sutherlands and Nowells
The Comptons, Sutherlands and Nowells neighbourhood in Harehills recorded 95 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
![Armley and New Wortley recorded 73 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU2NjBkNzU5LWIyMzYtNGNmZC1iNzhjLWJjNjA5YmQ4ZjU3YzowMTkwZjhlZS02YmYzLTQ1N2EtOWFmMS0yZmU0NDlhYzdlY2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Armley and New Wortley
Armley and New Wortley recorded 73 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023Photo: Tony Johnson
![West Hunslet and Hunslet Hall recorded 71 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFlNDM5NmFlLWQ2ODMtNDUwYy1iZmQwLTY1NWMyOTZjN2QzOTozOTRiOWRjNS04YTU3LTQyN2MtYWE2ZS0xMTM1MzExMmMwNWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. West Hunslet and Hunslet Hall
West Hunslet and Hunslet Hall recorded 71 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023Photo: Google
![Aberford, Barwick, Lotherton and Thorner recorded 48 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIxN2ExOGUxLTBkMTMtNDYwZC1hZjMyLTM1YmY5ODZhOGU3NjpmYjBjNzhhZS01NmFiLTQyMmEtODU3YS00NjdmZDZkOWVjMWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
12. Aberford, Barwick, Lotherton and Thorner
Aberford, Barwick, Lotherton and Thorner recorded 48 drugs offences between December 2022 and November 2023Photo: Google