Total Crime Rate

388.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 388.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lawns Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 119th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawns Terrace (LS12 5RQ) in the last 12 months was 388.4 per 1,000 residents and was 379.1% higher than the Morley North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawns Terrace (LS12 5RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawns Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawns Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wolley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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