Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leeds Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 352nd lowest 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 Leeds Road (LS26 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leeds Road (LS26 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minett Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Row (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitecross Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchside Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchside Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchside Villas | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchside Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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