Total Crime Rate

239.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 239.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newstead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 311th 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 Newstead Road (LS21 3JB) in the last 12 months was 239.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.6% higher than the Otley & Yeadon average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newstead Road (LS21 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkgate (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercury Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whiteley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnny Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clapgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnny Lane —
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Data Sources

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