Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Otley Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 943rd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otley Road (LS16 5LH) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (LS16 5LH), the main crime hotspot is near Weetwood Park Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Back Welburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bardon Hall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weetwood Park Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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