Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bittern Rise area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 1154th 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 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittern Rise (LS27 8GH), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owl Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langthorne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Close Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
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Data Sources

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