Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

New Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 1078th 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 New Street (LS25 7BE) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (LS25 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Pleasant (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandgate Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longdike Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Apple Tree Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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