Total Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 891st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (LS18 4HH) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Lane (LS18 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadgate Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadgate Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadgate Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadgate Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadgate Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodside Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lickless Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Broadgate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadgate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadgate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadgate Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Springfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadgate Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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