Crime Rates at Forest Bank, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7AD

Forest Bank area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1158th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Bank (LS27 7AD) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Bank (LS27 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.