Crime Rate in Morley North, ward

Morley North has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 2413th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 191st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Morley North in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Morley North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 819 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -12.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 992 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Morley North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.