Crime Rate in Morley North, ward

Morley North has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 2654th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 201st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Morley North in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Morley North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 876 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -69.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,044 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Morley North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.