Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 131.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Outwood Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 783rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Outwood Lane (LS18 4HR) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% higher than the Horsforth average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Outwood Lane (LS18 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Wood Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Outwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outwood Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Wood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melrose Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Woodside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Hill Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Hill Rise —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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