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

High Street 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 High Street (LS27 9AL) 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 High Street (LS27 9AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrwood Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Annie Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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