Total Crime Rate

134.7 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 134.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Birches area has the 8th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 759th 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 The Birches (LS16 9DP) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Otley & Yeadon average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Birches (LS16 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Cardenden Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Birches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cardenden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cardenden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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