Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitehall Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 913th 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 Road (LS12 5NP) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (LS12 5NP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Edward Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lytham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lytham Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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