Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitehall 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.
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 | Under investigation |
| 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 | 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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