Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Billams Hill area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 772nd 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 Billams Hill (LS21 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billams Hill (LS21 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
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