Crime Rates at Branch Road, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7LU

Branch Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 647th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branch Road (LS27 7LU) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Road (LS27 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hadleys Court, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield View (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.