Crime Rates at Gay Lane, Otley, LS21 1BR

Gay Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 948th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gay Lane (LS21 1BR) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gay Lane (LS21 1BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mercury Row (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.