Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Kings Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 661st 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 Kings Drive (LS16 9JP) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Otley & Yeadon average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Drive (LS16 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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