Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ash Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 721st 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 Ash Close (LS27 7FD) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Close (LS27 7FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finkle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town End Under investigation

Data Sources

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