Crime Rate in Morley South, ward

Morley South has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 1418th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 129th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Morley South in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Morley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 68.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,468 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Morley South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.