Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otley Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1191st 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 6HE) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Road (LS16 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Court. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lawnswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lawnswood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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