Total Crime Rate
89.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Otley Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1182nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Otley Road (LS16 5JG) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Otley Road (LS16 5JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Chad'S Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Glen Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kirkstall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A660 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Chad'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Chad'S Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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