Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Avenue area has the 49th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1236th 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 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (LS27 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Church Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reedsdale Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reedsdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sunrise Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Green Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sunrise Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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