Crime Rates at Old Close, Leeds, LS11 0HT

Old Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Beeston & Holbeck , and the 694th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Close (LS11 0HT) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Beeston & Holbeck average (174.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Close (LS11 0HT), the main crime hotspot is near Cottingley Vale. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.