Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Asquith Avenue area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 1063rd 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 Asquith Avenue (LS27 9QA) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Asquith Avenue (LS27 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Asquith Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Asquith Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nepshaw Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Providence Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morris Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Providence Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Asquith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fielding Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Asquith Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Asquith Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Asquith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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