Total Crime Rate
239.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Terrace 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 Queens Terrace (LS21 3JE) 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 Queens Terrace (LS21 3JE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kirkgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteley Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whiteley Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnny Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnny Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercury Row | Under investigation |
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