Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 956th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Grove (LS18 4DB) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Horsforth average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Grove (LS18 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Cornmill View. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cornmill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melrose Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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