Total Crime Rate

339.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 339.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Beeston & Holbeck , and the 151st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottingley Drive (LS11 0JG) in the last 12 months was 339.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Beeston & Holbeck average (174.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingley Drive (LS11 0JG), 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 Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cottingley Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Millshaw Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millshaw Park Way 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 2026Vehicle crime Manor Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cottingley Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingley Approach Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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
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