Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Verity View area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 574th 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 Verity View (LS9 0EE) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Killingbeck & Seacroft average (173.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Verity View (LS9 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Wykebeck Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 24 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 | Bicycle theft | Wykebeck Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wykebeck Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Killingbeck Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Killingbeck Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wykebeck Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunhill Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Storey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wykebeck Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wykebeck Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wykebeck Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Sutton Approach | Under investigation |
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