Total Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bletchley Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 843rd 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 Bletchley Road (LS18 4FG) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Horsforth average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bletchley Road (LS18 4FG), 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.
View Crime In Horsforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinners Fold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brodrick Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turing Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Turing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Bottom Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brodrick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Spinners Fold | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinners Fold | Under investigation |
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