Using data from the government-hosted Leeds Observatory website, this is how different Leeds districts rank for obesity rates from the highest to the lowest. The data was collected in 2018 and the obesity figures are calculated against a standardised rate of 100,000 people.
. Middleton Park
Middleton Park is the Leeds district with the worst obesity problem. An average of 30,928 residents per 100,000 people are obese there. | Other 3rd Party Photo: © SMJ (cc-by-sa/2.0)
. Killingbeck and Seacroft
Killingbeck and Seacroft also have high levels of obese residents. 29,528 out of 100,000 in this area would be classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: By Chemical Engineer - Own work, (CC BY-SA 4.0)
. Kippax and Methley
Following closely behind is Kippax and Methely, where 28,399 residents out of 100,000 would be classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Bramley and Stanningley
Bramley and Stanningley has the fourth highest levels of obesity in the Leeds metropolitan area. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Cross Gates & Whinmoor
Were the population of Cross Gates and Whinmoor 100,000, 28,191 of the residents in these areas would be classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Gipton and Harehills
Not far behind is Gipton and Harehills, where 28,111 people out of 100,000 would weigh enough to be obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
Similarly above the Leeds average, over a quarter of residents in Burmantofts and Richmond Hill are classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Farnley and Wortley
Over a quarter of residents in Farnley and Wortley, too, are classed as obese according to 2018 figures. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Armley
Armley shares similar stats, with an average of 27,100 per 100,000 of the population there being obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Beeston and Holbeck
In Beeston and Holbeck, 27,072 residents per 100,000 people are obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Morley South
Morley South also has high rates of obesity. Measured against 100,000, 26,664 residents would be obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Hunslet & Riverside
Another district above the Leeds average, in Hunslet and Riverside 24,874 residents per 100,000 are obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Pudsey
The suburb of Pudsey would have 26,135 obese residents were the population 100,000. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
. Garforth and Swillington
Garforth and Swillington has similar numbers - 26,043 obese residents per 100,000 of the population. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
1. Killingbeck and Seacroft
Killingbeck and Seacroft also have high levels of obese residents. 29,528 out of 100,000 in this area would be classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: By Chemical Engineer - Own work, (CC BY-SA 4.0)
2. Kippax and Methley
Following closely behind is Kippax and Methely, where 28,399 residents out of 100,000 would be classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
3. Bramley and Stanningley
Bramley and Stanningley has the fourth highest levels of obesity in the Leeds metropolitan area. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
4. Cross Gates & Whinmoor
Were the population of Cross Gates and Whinmoor 100,000, 28,191 of the residents in these areas would be classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
5. Gipton and Harehills
Not far behind is Gipton and Harehills, where 28,111 people out of 100,000 would weigh enough to be obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
6. Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
Similarly above the Leeds average, over a quarter of residents in Burmantofts and Richmond Hill are classed as obese. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google