Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Low Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1243rd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Low Lane (LS18 4DF) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Horsforth average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Low Lane (LS18 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cragside Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Hill Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Melrose Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodside Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodside Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cornmill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Hill Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cragside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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