Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 63.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Denshaw Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 1039th 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 Denshaw Drive (LS27 8RS) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denshaw Drive (LS27 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Denshaw Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denshaw Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradley View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandringham Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millside Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gills Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denshaw Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denshaw Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Gills —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denshaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brambling Mews —
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Data Sources

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