Kippax & Methley ward · Leeds. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 22% across Leeds (10.2 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 27.1% here, compared with 34.7% across Leeds (7.6 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 20% across Leeds (7.4 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Kippax & Methley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,346 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,447 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Kippax & Methley ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 106 mapped crimes in September 2024; 109 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Kippax & Methley
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
106
19
October 2024
133
28
November 2024
166
15
December 2024
105
19
January 2025
111
27
February 2025
81
11
March 2025
120
14
April 2025
120
26
May 2025
129
17
June 2025
127
14
July 2025
116
19
August 2025
133
22
September 2025
110
11
October 2025
81
21
November 2025
119
15
December 2025
109
12
January 2026
91
14
February 2026
124
11
March 2026
115
22
April 2026
109
25
May 2026
150
48
June 2026
123
22
July 2026
106
35
August 2026
109
36
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Kippax & Methley
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
641
criminal damage arson
143
burglary
109
public order
100
other theft
91
vehicle crime
85
shoplifting
64
other crime
50
drugs
31
possession of weapons
11
bicycle theft
9
robbery
8
theft from the person
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
