Crap Towns / Morley / Crime

How much crime is there in Morley?

The police recorded 102 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Morley from September 2023 to August 2026, 34% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 44.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 103, the same as in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	103	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	99.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	103	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	44.6	34.1
Shoplifting	13.0	7.1
Public order	9.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.3	7.0
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Burglary	6.7	3.1
Vehicle crime	5.3	3.8
Other crime	3.3	2.0
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Robbery	1.5	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leeds	7.5 km	148
Dewsbury	7.0 km	124
Heckmondwike	6.1 km	115
Morley	–	102
Batley	3.9 km	98.9
Drighlington	4.2 km	75.7
Rothwell	7.2 km	75.6
East Ardsley	3.8 km	74.2
Gildersome	2.4 km	71.3
Ossett	7.4 km	67.6
Gomersal and Birkenshaw	6.4 km	65.9
The typical town	–	76.2