Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Wortley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fawcett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kellett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royds Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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