Total Crime Rate

252.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Owl Ridge area has the 9th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 268th 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 Owl Ridge (LS27 8UW) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 211.0% higher than the Morley North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owl Ridge (LS27 8UW), the main crime hotspot is near Glen Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Owl Ridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owl Ridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons California Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson California Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour California Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langthorne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
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Data Sources

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