Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bletchley Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 573rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bletchley Avenue (LS18 4FA) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 159.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bletchley Avenue (LS18 4FA), the main crime hotspot is near Turing Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bletchley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Turing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brodrick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brodrick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Bottom Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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