Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Cottages area has the 4th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 481st 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 Park Cottages (LS8 2ER) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 331.2% higher than the Harewood average (43.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 234.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Cottages (LS8 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Cottages, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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