Total Crime Rate

273.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.3 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 273.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hepworth Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 230th 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 Hepworth Avenue (LS27 7RH) in the last 12 months was 273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 228.6% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 203.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hepworth Avenue (LS27 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Hepworth Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hepworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daffil Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hepworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Farm Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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