Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 1171st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (LS25 7DB) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (LS25 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B6137 Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime B6137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlswood Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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