Crime Rates at Wood Row, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9EW

Wood Row area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 857th 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 Wood Row (LS26 9EW) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Row (LS26 9EW), 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.