Total Crime Rate

264.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.5 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 264.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 · 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 9th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 240th 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 Wide Lane (LS27 9BL) in the last 12 months was 264.7 per 1,000 residents and was 217.6% higher than the Morley North average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wide Lane (LS27 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 31 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 (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Annie Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6123 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harrwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrwood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bridge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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