Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 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 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dawson Hill area has the 56th highest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1141st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Hill (LS27 9JS) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Hill (LS27 9JS), 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 Dawson Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Providence Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenscourt Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Troy Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Square —
Apr 2026Robbery Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Zoar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Troy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Providence Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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