It's more than double the figure recorded five years ago and police have partly attributed the rise to increased police action and a rise in weapons crimes nationally. New police data, obtained by the Yorkshire Evening Post under the Freedom of Information (FOI) ACT, has revealed the areas which are a particular hotspots for this type of crime. These are the 11 Leeds areas with the most weapons possession crimes recorded from April 2019 to March 2020. All images are for illustrative purposes and do not represent a specific incident or location.
The 11 Leeds areas with the most weapon possession crimes according to police figures
By Abbey Maclure
Published 8th Jun 2020, 11:58 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2020, 12:28 BST
There were 874 weapons possession crimes recorded in Leeds in the last financial year.