Crime Rates at Town Street, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7AB

Town Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 253rd 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 Town Street (LS27 7AB) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS27 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.