Total Crime Rate

332.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 332.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.4 10/10
  • Other theft 55.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Oval area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 166th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (LS14 6BE) in the last 12 months was 332.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 162.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (LS14 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borrowdale Terrace, where police recorded 82 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Somerville Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerville Mount
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borrowdale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Somerville View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Somerville View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borrowdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyme Chase
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Somerville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Somerville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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