Total Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodcross Fold area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 404th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcross Fold (LS27 9JW) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodcross Fold (LS27 9JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramleigh Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Morley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ibbetson Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ibbetson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Clark Spring Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradstock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ibbetson Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramleigh Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ibbetson Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ibbetson Drive | Under investigation |
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