Crime Rates at Ackroyd Street, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8QU

Ackroyd Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 381st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ackroyd Street (LS27 8QU) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 129.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 174.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ackroyd Street (LS27 8QU), 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.