Burglary numbers drop in Morley



Morley Police Station houses Morley NPT

 The drop in burglary rates across Morley is a good news story. The figures show a drop in burglary rates of 25% in the Morley North Ward and 26% in Morley South over the last 3 months. Over the last year burglary rates in Morley have dropped by over 11%.

This is not only good news for all our communities it also shows what an excellent job the Morley Neighbourhood Policing Team is doing with cracking down on these offenders.

We have supported Morley NPT with financial support for crime reduction programmes such as improved locks and other security measures and financial support from Morley Town Council and Drighlington and Gildersome Parish Councils makes Morley’s Neighbourhood Policing Team one of the largest in West Yorkshire.

We need to continue to work together to make sure we do all we can to keep burglary figures as low as possible. Being burgled is a distressing crime and people often feel violated in their homes. A larger Policing Team means more Police Officers on the streets and cracking down on burglary rates will mean fewer residents suffering these crimes.

Morley Neighbourhood Policing Team is recognised as one of the highest performing teams across Leeds. The NPT focus on known offenders to prevent re-occurrence of previous crimes which has substantially reduced levels of burglary over the last decade.

Indeed their zero tolerance policy on such individuals brings real results and is a major reason for the increased confidence in our Police Service which is keeping Morley and its wider district safe.