Total Crime Rate

190.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 63.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morris Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 465th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morris Lane (LS5 3JT) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Lane (LS5 3JT), the main crime hotspot is near Gilbert Mount. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morris Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norman View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Norman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Cricketers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Cricketers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Cricketers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hesketh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morris View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gilbert Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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