Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Moorland Leys area has the 25th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 1181st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Leys (LS17 5BD) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Leys (LS17 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Leafield Drive. Police recorded 73 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 Moorland Leys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leafield Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carr Manor Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Queenshill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queenshill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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