Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Wortley Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 936th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4PP) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Morley North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkdale Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenside Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Wortley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Fawcett Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fawcett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kellett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A6110 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6110 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A6110 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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