Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1041st 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 Church Avenue (LS27 7BU) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (LS27 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Church Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Green Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Springbank Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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