Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitehall Green area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 723rd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Green (LS12 5LT) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehall Green (LS12 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkdale Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironstone Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkdale Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forster Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkdale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkdale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkdale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironstone Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Edward Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bangor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lytham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lytham Grove | Under investigation |
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