Total Crime Rate
230.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
146.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crow Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 345th 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 Crow Lane (LS21 1JH) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crow Lane (LS21 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mercury Row (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shirley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A659 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manchester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercury Row | Under investigation |
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