Total Crime Rate

413.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 413.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Other theft 40.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wakefield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (LS27 7HH) in the last 12 months was 413.5 per 1,000 residents and was 396.1% higher than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (LS27 7HH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gildersome Spur Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gildersome Spur Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gildersome Spur Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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