Total Crime Rate

224.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 224.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottingley Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Beeston & Holbeck , and the 364th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottingley Crescent (LS11 0JA) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 137.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingley Crescent (LS11 0JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cottingley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cottingley Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Millshaw Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millshaw Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millshaw Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cottingley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottingley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millshaw Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millshaw Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechcroft View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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