Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfax Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 980th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfax Avenue (BD11 1DP) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Avenue (BD11 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Margetson Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fairfax Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Moorside View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oakwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farnley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margetson Road —
Apr 2026Public order Moorside View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Margetson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margetson Road —
Apr 2026Public order Dale View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margetson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Margetson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margetson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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