Total Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 225.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 361st 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 High Street (LS27 9AU) in the last 12 months was 225.1 per 1,000 residents and was 170.0% higher than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LS27 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trafalgar Gardens, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elvaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bridge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrwood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harrwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6123
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hembrigg Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cardigan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dartmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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