Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

James Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 809th 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 James Court (LS27 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Morley South average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Court (LS27 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Denshaw Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chantry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denshaw Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denshaw Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisy Hill Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King George Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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