Total Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Britannia Road 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 Britannia Road (LS27 0DS) 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 Britannia Road (LS27 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trafalgar Gardens, where police recorded 64 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.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hawley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Howley Park Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howley Park Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elvaston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardigan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cardigan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dartmouth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alden Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frensham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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