Total Crime Rate

346.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 346.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Public order 68.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Boroughgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 150th 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 Boroughgate (LS21 1AE) in the last 12 months was 346.6 per 1,000 residents and was 325.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 223.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boroughgate (LS21 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkgate. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boroughgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mercury Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mercury Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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