Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Weston Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 1055th 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 Weston Lane (LS21 2DB) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Lane (LS21 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weston Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newall Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weston Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martins Field —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mellor Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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