Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rydal Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 1189th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rydal Drive (LS27 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Drive (LS27 8SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rydal Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rydal Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scatcherd Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peter Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scatcherd Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scatcherd Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scratcherd Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mallard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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