Total Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 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 219.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 380th 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 Old Road (LS27 7RR) in the last 12 months was 219.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (LS27 7RR), the main crime hotspot is near Elland Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Farm Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwill Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renaissance Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Renaissance Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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