There are a number of crimes associated with anti-social behaviour (ASB), including those relating to fireworks, neighbours, alcohol, nuisance motorbikes or quad bikes or youth-related offences.
The latest police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every ASB offence recorded in Leeds from January-December 2024 that was not later cancelled. It includes figures from West Yorkshire Police and all other forces.
Below are the Leeds neighbourhoods with the most recorded ASB crimes, listed in descending order. All images are for illustrative purposes and do not represent a specific incident or location.
7. Beeston Hill & Hunslet Moor
In the Beeston Hill & Hunslet Moor area, 150 incidents of anti-social behaviour were reported in 2024` | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
8. Middleton Park Avenue
The area of Middleton Park Avenue recorded 148 anti-social behaviour incidents in 2024 | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
9. Beeston West & Cottingley
Beeston & Cottingley recorded 140 anti-social behaviour crimes in 2024 | National World Photo: National World
10. Harehills South
Harehills South recorded 138 anti-social behaviour crimes in 2024 | Bruce Rollinson
11. Rothwell town centre. All 165 burglaries in the past three years went unsolved, Outer Rothwell, West Yorks, March 4 2024. Release date – March 4, 2024. See SWNS story SWNJburglaries. Residents in the worst-affected neighbourhood for unsolved burglaries say they are not shocked by the damning statistic - as they 'never see' a police officer in the area. All 165 burglaries reported in Outer Rothwell in West Yorkshire in the past three years remain unsolved. Police have failed to solve a single burglary in nearly half of all neighbourhoods in England and Wales in the past three years. The leafy Leeds suburb - where the average house price is around £239,435 - is the worst in the UK, followed by Bransgore and Burley, Hants, which record 152 break-ins. Retired nurse Elaine Paul, 70, said: "There's just no police presence at all. Ever."
Rothwell town centre Photo: Lee McLean / SWNS
12. Rothwell Outer
Outer Rothwell recorded 135 incidents of anti-social behaviour in 2024 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers