Total Crime Rate

245.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.3 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 245.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Other theft 56.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kirkdale Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 295th 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 Kirkdale Crescent (LS12 6AS) in the last 12 months was 245.6 per 1,000 residents and was 194.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 126.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkdale Crescent (LS12 6AS), 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 Kirkdale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dixon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkdale Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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