Postcode · Otley
Crime in LS21 2BL
How much crime is recorded in LS21 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Otley North
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
How safe is LS21 2BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS21 2BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LS21 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.74.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.