Total Crime Rate

434.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 434.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.4 10/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chapel Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 100th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Lane (LS12 5DT) in the last 12 months was 434.1 per 1,000 residents and was 435.5% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 263.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (LS12 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Croft. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stonecliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonecliffe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stonecliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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