Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Wortley Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 908th lowest 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 Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4SL) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6110, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenside Walk (9 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fawcett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Royds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Top Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Lane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Green Top Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Green Hill Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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