Total Crime Rate
97.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Otley Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1065th 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 Otley Road (LS16 5JY) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Otley Road (LS16 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollin Mount (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Glen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thornbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drummond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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