Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Low Common area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 939th 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 Low Common (LS26 9AG) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Common (LS26 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Low Common. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Low Common area

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Data Sources

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