Total Crime Rate

316.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 316.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 140.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 179th 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 Park Avenue (LS25 7BN) in the last 12 months was 316.6 per 1,000 residents and was 332.6% higher than the Kippax & Methley average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (LS25 7BN), 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 (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Bungalows Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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