Total Crime Rate

301.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 301.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Other theft 77.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ring Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 189th 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 Ring Road (LS12 6LA) in the last 12 months was 301.8 per 1,000 residents and was 272.3% higher than the Morley North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ring Road (LS12 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkdale Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ring Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Fawcett Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kirkdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkdale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A6110 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6110 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A6110 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fawcett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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