Crime Rates at Whiteley Croft Rise, Otley, LS21 3NR

Whiteley Croft Rise area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Otley & Yeadon , and the 1180th 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 Whiteley Croft Rise (LS21 3NR) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteley Croft Rise (LS21 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiteley Croft (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.