Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Other theft 73.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Nepshaw Lane South area has the 19th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 438th 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 Nepshaw Lane South (LS27 7JQ) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Morley North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nepshaw Lane South (LS27 7JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wakefield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nepshaw Lane South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wakefield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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