Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottage Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 824th 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 Cottage Road (LS6 4DD) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Road (LS6 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beckett'S Park Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Chad'S Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A660 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Chad'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beckett'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beckett'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spinning Acres Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spinning Acres Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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