Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.5 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 204.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 145.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wesley Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 411th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Street (LS27 9ED) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 145.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Street (LS27 9ED), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenscourt Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Square —
Apr 2026Robbery Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Henry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Henry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Place —
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Data Sources

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