Crime Rates at Watson Road, Leeds, LS14 6AF

Watson Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 707th 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 Watson Road (LS14 6AF) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Killingbeck & Seacroft average (183.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (LS14 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clover Close (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.