Crime Rate in Kippax & Methley, ward

Kippax & Methley has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 3304th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 163rd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kippax & Methley in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kippax & Methley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 723 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 840 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kippax & Methley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.