Total Crime Rate

471.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 471.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Other crime 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wakefield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 85th 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 471.2 per 1,000 residents and was 481.2% higher than the Morley North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 82.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (LS27 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gildersome Spur (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Gildersome Spur Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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