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Crime in WF3 1DB

How much crime is recorded in WF3 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,437 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF3 1DB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF3 1DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

WF3 1DBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft0.64.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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