Total Crime Rate

208.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cobden Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 402nd 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 Cobden Road (LS12 5LA) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 149.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Road (LS12 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Whincover Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pinder Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whincover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whincover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whincover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whincover Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whincover Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whincover Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whincover Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whincover Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whincover Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whincover Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinder Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whincover View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whincover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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