Total Crime Rate
87.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashwood Gardens area has the 45th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1196th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwood Gardens (LS27 7AS) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 466.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashwood Gardens (LS27 7AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorland Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashwood Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Morley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sunrise Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sunrise Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Avenue | — |
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