Total Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roach Hill View area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 802nd 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 Roach Hill View (LS25 7FH) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 871.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roach Hill View (LS25 7FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bula Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kippax & Methley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bula Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roach Hill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roach Hill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Medhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
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