Total Crime Rate
51.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Gardens area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 811th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Gardens (LS27 9LN) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Gardens (LS27 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Bramleigh Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Morley North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradstock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hargreaves Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| 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 | Possession of weapons | Ibbetson Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ibbetson Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ibbetson Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ibbetson Rise | — |
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