Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Wortley Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1120th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4SN) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Wortley Road (LS12 4SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenside Walk, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langton Green (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Morley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fawcett Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kellett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royds Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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