Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birch Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 617th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Drive (LS25 7DU) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Drive (LS25 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Bluebell View. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Valley Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bluebell View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluebell View —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birch Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B6137 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brexdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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