Crime Rates at Wheelwright Avenue, Leeds, LS12 4UW

Wheelwright Avenue area has the 48th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1219th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheelwright Avenue (LS12 4UW) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelwright Avenue (LS12 4UW), the main crime hotspot is near Fawcett Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.