Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Branch Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1226th 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 Branch Road (LS12 4RN) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Road (LS12 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near Wilfrid Terrace. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Branch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lytham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lytham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Edward Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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