Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 149.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Briarfield Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 672nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briarfield Gardens (LS27 7HS) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarfield Gardens (LS27 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East View, where police recorded 17 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 Briarfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Flossmore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finkle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flossmore Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Finkle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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