Crime Rate in Horsforth, ward

Horsforth has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 3651st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 145th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Horsforth in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Horsforth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 591 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 29.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 762 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Horsforth ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 142 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.