Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 359th 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 Middleton Road (LS27 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Morley South average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (LS27 8DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Denshaw Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Denshaw Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Terrace 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Clough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denshaw Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denshaw Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Bradley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denshaw Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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