Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 97.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rookwood Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 1089th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rookwood Avenue (LS25 7LG) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookwood Avenue (LS25 7LG), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Hills Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rookwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Hills Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollins Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rookwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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