Total Crime Rate
59.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ackroyd Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 957th 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 Ackroyd Street (LS27 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Morley South average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ackroyd Street (LS27 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peel Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Morley South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | California Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | California Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | California Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Middleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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