Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leeds Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 1084th 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 Leeds Road (LS25 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leeds Road (LS25 7HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kippax & Methley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pondfields Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pondfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanover Place | Under investigation |
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