Crime Rates at Lower Wortley Road, Leeds, LS12 4QB

Lower Wortley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 177th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4QB) in the last 12 months was 322.6 per 1,000 residents and was 298.0% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 225.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Wilfrid Terrace. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.