Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobden Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 709th 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 Cobden Road (LS12 5LB) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Road (LS12 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near Whincover Hill. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whincover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whincover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whincover Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whincover Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cobden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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