Crime Rate in Kippax & Methley, ward

Kippax & Methley has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 3162nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 177th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kippax & Methley in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kippax & Methley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 751 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 877 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kippax & Methley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.