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In addition to the below, consider installing a video doorbell. In several recent cases locally, footage has helped resolve incidents. Car crime has changed Many newer cars use keyless technology, and thieves are using new methods to steal vehicles quickly and quietly. We've used information from the police to create this guide to protecting your property: 1. Keyless car theft (relay theft) Some cars unlock automatically when the key is nearby. Thieves can use a device to tri

Otley Run We've helped arrange for additional anti-social behaviour officers every Saturday afternoon for the next few months to tackle unacceptable behaviour such as public urination. More news on our work to tackle the Otley Run coming soon. Ireland Wood, Cookridge, Lawnswood As you probably know, we hold regular meetings with our neighbourhood police team and residents. Last night was the meeting for north of the ring road in Weetwood ward. Tonight is the meeting for south

As shared previously, there is an application for an Indian gastropub at 9 Weetwood Lane - the old Catch/Bryan’s. Read our previous article to see their application and how to submit your views to Licensing . Deadline is 17th Feb. This is what we put forward for the proposed premises there in 2024 ( see our article at the time ) and while that fell through for unrelated reasons, we think the same conditions are totally reasonable and will ensure the new premises can thrive a

We're out regularly doing street surgeries. Maybe the most common issue raised is speeding. We lobby about this A LOT! Both the police and Highways. One of the tools available to us is mobile speed cameras. We've just had confirmation through of the latest placements we've secured: Tinshill Lane Wynford Avenue Spennithorne Drive We've previously had them on other roads. The way they work is that a speed camera is placed on the road for a temporary period, and then brought bac

The next set of community meetings we do with the police are next week. Come along to discuss and hear about what the police are doing to tackle local crime. We always attend these when we can but please note we can't attend on Wednesday as it clashes with a full meeting of Leeds City Councillors. So if you're planning to go to chat with us please contact us instead! Alternatively, see you at the Welcome In on Tuesday or come to one of our surgeries (Friday 2-3pm at Meanwood

It's that time of year. There will be more fireworks to celebrate Diwali and Bonfire Night. But outside of these times fireworks can become a bit of a nuisance. There are limits on when you can use them, please read those here . If they're being used outside of these curfew hours please contact West Yorkshire Police online or by calling 101. If it becomes a recurring issue in your area and you feel it is not being dealt with please let us know. There will also be extra polici

Yesterday we organised for police, transport officers, housing officers, and the council's cleaner neighbourhoods team to join us and a...

Otley Run specific drop ins plus regular police and community meetings: As you know, we have regular public meetings with the police in...

We support campaigning by Living Streets, who advocate for pedestrians. They have a campaign to map pavement parking hotspots , which...

We've been working with the police and the council to tackle speeding on a number of key roads. The latest is Silk Mill Way. It is now a...

We've worked with the police to confirm extra enforcement and safety patrols on the Otley Run to coincide with the new academic year. We...

We carry out regular street surgeries across the ward. A theme that came up especially in the Weetwood Lane and Spen Lane areas was...

During June and July 2025, Weetwood ward experienced 23 recorded crime incidents. Of these, over half were vehicle-related. And some...

A common question we're asked is what we can do about dangerous bike riders. Especially people using souped up electric bikes. Police...

We get reports on local crimes every few weeks. The latest shows again that the majority of local crime is theft of or from vehicles....

We had a very helpful Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting at the Welcome In on Tuesday. We covered crime and policing in the...

Following the recent public meeting in Headingley, we want to update residents on what has already been achieved and what we are doing...

This meeting follows​ the truly shocking and tragic attack in Headingley on Saturday afternoon. Our thoughts are with the two young women...

We've shared below an update on the facts and figures about crime in Weetwood over the last month. We work closely with the police to...

We successfully campaigned to introduce fines for bad behaviour like public urination on the Otley Run. The maximum fine allowed is £100...