Crime Rate in Moortown, ward

Moortown has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 3180th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 176th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Moortown in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Moortown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 719 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , up 44.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 896 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Moortown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Leafield Drive. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.