Total Crime Rate

887.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

328.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 887.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 328.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.1 10/10
  • Other theft 191.2 10/10
  • Other crime 147.1 10/10
  • Public order 112.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.9 8/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Scotland Lane area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 29th 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 Scotland Lane (LS18 5HS) in the last 12 months was 887.3 per 1,000 residents and was 945.8% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 328.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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