Total Crime Rate
117.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fair Maid Place 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 Fair Maid Place (WF10 2FR) 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 Fair Maid Place (WF10 2FR), 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.
View Crime In Kippax & Methley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Little Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Little Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Park View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Darby Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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