Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birch Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 1144th lowest 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 Birch Drive (LS25 7DX) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Drive (LS25 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B6137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B6137 Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlswood Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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