Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS26 9EB
How much crime is recorded in LS26 9EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Methley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,385 (2024)
LS26 9EBLeeds
How safe is LS26 9EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS26 9EB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LS26 9EBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary13.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.