Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Place area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 944th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Methley Place (LS7 3NN) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methley Place (LS7 3NN), 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 Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Club Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Allerton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Methley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Allerton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henconner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Potters Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pottertown Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Manor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Martins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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