Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sirocco Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Kippax & Methley , and the 913th 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 Sirocco Avenue (WF10 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sirocco Avenue (WF10 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Silkstone Square. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sirocco Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redpoll Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Darby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Little Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Little Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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