Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS27 8FE
How much crime is recorded in LS27 8FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morley East
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,214 (2024)
How safe is LS27 8FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS27 8FE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LS27 8FENational
Shoplifting39.78.4
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order6.64.6
Other theft6.04.5
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery2.71.4
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.