Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 141.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Back Green area has the 27th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 712th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Green (LS27 7TE) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% higher than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Green (LS27 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elland Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harwill Rise (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Back Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harwill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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