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

Bright Street 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 Bright Street (LS27 9LD) 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 Bright Street (LS27 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Corporation Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bright Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Hall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Kirkness Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scatcherd Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wynyard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scatcherd Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Morris Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nepshaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Providence Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Providence Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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