Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Watt Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 1032nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watt Avenue (WF10 2FE) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the Kippax & Methley average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watt Avenue (WF10 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Silkstone Square. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Watt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Middleton Little Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fieldfare Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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