Crime Rate in Otley & Yeadon, ward

Otley & Yeadon has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 2409th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 190th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Otley & Yeadon in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Otley & Yeadon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 717 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 38.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 909 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Otley & Yeadon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 197 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Victoria Avenue (65 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.