Total Crime Rate
195.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fountain Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 449th 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 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -70.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fountain Street (LS27 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Corporation Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Morley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fountain Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Little Fountain Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vickers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frensham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kirkness Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kirkness Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elvaston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Finchley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Weavers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haydn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thackray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corporation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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