Total Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highfield Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 46th 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 Highfield Drive (LS27 7DW) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Morley North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Highfield Drive (LS27 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hadleys Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Close (6 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 | Other theft | Hadleys Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hadleys Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harthill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harthill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harthill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deanhurst Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hadleys Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hadleys Court | Under investigation |
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