Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 864th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West View (LS25 7HD) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (LS25 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Close —
Apr 2026Public order Grange Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rutland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Park Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Chipesch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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