Total Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mackintosh Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 497th 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 Mackintosh Close (LS18 4FS) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mackintosh Close (LS18 4FS), 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 | Wood Bottom Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turing Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brodrick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brodrick Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Turing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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