Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bittern Rise area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 1022nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bittern Rise (LS27 8GH) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittern Rise (LS27 8GH), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bittern Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arncliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brambling Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipit Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millside Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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