Total Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tawny Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 1103rd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tawny Close (LS27 8TE) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Morley South average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tawny Close (LS27 8TE), 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.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rydal Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scatcherd Garth | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peter Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topcliffe Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scatcherd Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scatcherd Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mallard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scratcherd Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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