Total Crime Rate

296.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 296.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newton Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 193rd 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 Newton Lane (WF10 2BH) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 305.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Lane (WF10 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Newton Lane Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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