Total Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watering Meadow area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watering Meadow (LS27 8BF) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Morley South average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watering Meadow (LS27 8BF), the main crime hotspot is near Topcliffe Garth. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watering Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mallard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Garth Under investigation
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Data Sources

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