Total Crime Rate

549.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 549.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.3 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Robbery 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alma Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Headingley & Hyde Park , and the 63rd 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 Alma Cottages (LS6 3PT) in the last 12 months was 549.8 per 1,000 residents and was 511.2% higher than the Headingley & Hyde Park average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Cottages (LS6 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Terrace, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shire Oak Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Granby Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckett'S Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grunberg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dennistead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Granby Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michael'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckett'S Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett'S Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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