Total Crime Rate
75.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monkswood Hill area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 1191st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Monkswood Hill (LS14 1DR) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Killingbeck & Seacroft average (173.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monkswood Hill (LS14 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Ramshead Crescent. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dutton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramshead Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringwood Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkswood Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dutton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Monkswood Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkswood Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monkswood Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Monkswood Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dutton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monkswood Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monkswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ramshead Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ramshead Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramshead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramshead Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ramshead Crescent | Under investigation |
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