Total Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pearsons Buildings area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 1229th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pearsons Buildings (LS21 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Otley & Yeadon average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearsons Buildings (LS21 3BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Craven Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Otley & Yeadon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brogans Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Croft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Croft Street | Under investigation |
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