Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bank Square area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Morley North , and the 570th 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 Bank Square (LS27 9SE) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bank Square (LS27 9SE), the main crime hotspot is near Troy Hill. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 39 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 | Burglary | Springfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Troy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zoar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Troy Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Troy Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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