Crime Rate in Horsforth, ward

Horsforth has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 3305th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 167th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Horsforth in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Horsforth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 630 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 810 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Horsforth ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.