What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
An arrest has been made in the investigation into the sexual assault of a woman in the Belle Isle area of Leeds on Monday (8 December 2025). A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempt rape and is currently in police custody. Officers from Leeds District Safeguarding are
Police investigating a non-recent report of child sexual abuse in Leeds have arrested a man. The 60-year-old man was arrested from an address in the Beeston area of Leeds. He is currently in custody. The arrest relates to an investigation into offences against a female victim which are reported to
A 43-year-old man has been arrested following the circulation of an appeal last night (7 August 2024) relating to sexual assaults in the Middleton area of Leeds. He remains in custody today while enquiries continue. Police issued a still from CCTV footage in the appeal the Leeds District Safeguarding Unit
Emergency services were called to an address on Tempest Road, Beeston at just after 1:16pm on Saturday (30 March 2024) and discovered the body of an adult woman. Despite medical attention she was confirmed to have died at the scene. A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion
A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending following an operation in Leeds. The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) worked in partnership with officers from West Yorkshire Police to execute a warrant at addresses in the Beeston area today (22 November 2023). The suspect was
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder by detectives investigating a shooting in Leeds. The 36-year-old man was arrested when armed officers conducted an operation at an address in Barton Grove, Beeston Hill, shortly before 3pm on Monday (19 September 2022). His arrest relates to an ongoing
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating incidents of damage at two addresses in Leeds including one where a firearm was discharged. The 20-year-old man was arrested in an operation by firearms officers at Cottingley Springs traveller site, in Gelderd Road, in the early hours of yesterday morning (4
Peter Whitley, from Leeds, who was previously the subject of a wanted persons appeal, has now been arrested. Whitley, aged 36, of no fixed address, appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court yesterday (13 January 2020) charged with theft from a motor vehicle in Rodley at the weekend. He has been recalled
A man has been arrested this morning (29 August 2018) in connection with an incident where a shotgun was fired at a house in Leeds. The 28-year-old man was arrested in Beeston shortly after 5am in relation to an incident on last Thursday when firearms damage was caused to the
Detectives investigating two linked arson attacks on places of worship in Beeston have arrested a man. The 42-year-old was arrested at an address in Leeds last night (5 June 2018) on suspicion of arson in relation to the fires started at the front doors of the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira