Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS26 9JP
How much crime is recorded in LS26 9JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Methley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,191 (2024)
LS26 9JPLeeds
How safe is LS26 9JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS26 9JP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9JPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary6.29.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.