Total Crime Rate
157.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fountain Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 619th 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 Fountain Street (LS27 0AA) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fountain Street (LS27 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corporation Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Parade (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elvaston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirkness Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frensham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hawley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Watson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vickers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vickers Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Park Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corporation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Scatcherd Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gerard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Parade | Under investigation |
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