Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Reedling Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 260th 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 Reedling Drive (LS27 8GQ) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Reedling Drive (LS27 8GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Gills, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hartley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arncliffe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brambling Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipit Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Gills | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gills | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millside Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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