How do I report antisocial behaviour, damage or suspicious activity?

Reporting matters — the police and council only act on patterns they can see.

If it’s happening right now

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Call 999 if a crime is in progress, someone is in danger, or someone is at risk of injury. That includes damage being done in front of you.

If it’s already happened

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Call 101, or use West Yorkshire Police’s online reporting forms. Online is usually quicker than waiting on 101, and you get a crime reference number either way — you’ll need it for an insurance claim.

Report it even if you think nothing will come of it. Repeat reports from the same street are what trigger patrols and problem-solving work.

Antisocial behaviour that isn’t a one-off crime

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Persistent nuisance — repeated trespass, damage, intimidation, noise — can be reported to Leeds City Council’s antisocial behaviour team as well as the police, at leeds.gov.uk — report antisocial behaviour. The council and the police share this work, so it’s worth doing both rather than choosing between them.

Driving, speeding and vehicle nuisance

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• You have footage of a specific offence (dashcam, doorbell, head cam) — upload it to West Yorkshire Police’s Safer Roads submissions portal, known as Op Snap. This is for evidence of an offence by an identifiable vehicle, not for general concerns.
• Antisocial or dangerous driving — report via leeds.gov.uk — report antisocial or dangerous driving. A city-wide Public Space Protection Order covers vehicle nuisance and car cruising in Leeds.

Damage to estate roads, footpaths and street furniture

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The estate roads are not yet adopted by the council, so they’re still the developers’ responsibility. Damaged or missing drain covers, broken bollards, damaged street lighting and the like should go to your developer’s site office in the first instance.

Once the roads are adopted, the same things go to Leeds City Council via report an issue with a road or pavement.

Neighbourhood Watch

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The estate has a Neighbourhood Watch group, which is a good place to share a description or a warning once you’ve reported something officially — but it isn’t a substitute for reporting it.