Total Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Otterbeck Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aiskew & Leeming , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Otterbeck Way (DL8 1XL) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Aiskew & Leeming average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Otterbeck Way (DL8 1XL), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aiskew & Leeming| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbeck Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Way | — |
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