Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 162.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 26th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 606th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otley Road (LS16 5PR) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -59.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (LS16 5PR), 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Back Welburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weetwood Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bardon Hall Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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