Total Crime Rate
256.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great North Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 261st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Great North Road (LS25 4AF) in the last 12 months was 256.9 per 1,000 residents and was 251.1% higher than the Kippax & Methley average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great North Road (LS25 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kippax & Methley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haver Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peckfield Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davy Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnybank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sunnybank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Village | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Garden Village | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Village | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Bank Drive | Under investigation |
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