Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vesper Place area has the 54th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1149th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vesper Place (LS27 0DB) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesper Place (LS27 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trafalgar Gardens, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmfield Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vesper Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Court
Apr 2026Public order Dartmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elvaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cardigan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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