Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Beeston & Holbeck , and the 833rd 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 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Beeston & Holbeck average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Close (LS11 0HT), the main crime hotspot is near Cottingley Vale. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renaissance Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dulverton Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottingley Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechcroft View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottingley Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cottingley Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingley Vale —
Sep 2025Burglary Dulverton Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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