Total Crime Rate
184.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ninevah Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 485th 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 Ninevah Lane (WF10 2EW) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ninevah Lane (WF10 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Edward Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ninevah Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodend Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodend Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodend Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodend | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodend | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodend | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Avenue | — |
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