Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 623rd 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 Middleton Road (LS27 8BR) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Morley South average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (LS27 8BR), the main crime hotspot is near Peel Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owl Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons California Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson California Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour California Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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