Beeston West & Cottingley
Middle areaSouth Leeds. 8,683 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Beeston West & Cottingley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Beeston West & Cottingley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beeston West & Cottingley at a rate of 216.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 666 |
| Other crime | 522 |
| Drug offences | 210 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 156 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Burglary | 74 |
| Shoplifting | 73 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Beeston West & Cottingley compares
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Is Beeston West & Cottingley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beeston West & Cottingley at a rate of 216.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 142 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Beeston West & Cottingley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (666), other crime (522) and drug offences (210).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leeds
These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Beeston West & Cottingley alone. See Leeds
Beeston West & Cottingley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Beeston West & Cottingley was £169,000 in 2025.
Beeston West & Cottingley had 8,188 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Beeston West & Cottingley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Beeston West & Cottingley, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.