Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Wide Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 708th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wide Lane (LS27 8SS) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher 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 24 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). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wide Lane (LS27 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Topcliffe Garth. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wide Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Settle Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newlands Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Topcliffe Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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