Total Crime Rate

670.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

317.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 670.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 317.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.2 10/10
  • Robbery 52.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Methley Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 47th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Methley Lane (LS7 3NF) in the last 12 months was 670.5 per 1,000 residents and was 447.3% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 317.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methley Lane (LS7 3NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwick Croft (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Methley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Methley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henconner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pottertown Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Potters Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Manor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Martins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Club Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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