Crime Rate in Morley South, ward

Morley South has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 1304th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 118th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Morley South in the last 12 months was 111.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Morley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,212 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -12.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,525 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Morley South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.