Total Crime Rate
220.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wilkinson Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 358th 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 Wilkinson Way (LS21 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 220.8 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 175.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilkinson Way (LS21 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wilkinson Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Otley & Yeadon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martins Field | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ridding Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilkinson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilkinson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilkinson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridding Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Lane | Under investigation |
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