Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Britannia Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 778th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Road (LS27 0DN) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (LS27 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spenslea Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barfield Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenslea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrop Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshall Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrop Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barfield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrop Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Askey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Askey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrop Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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