Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road Side area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1133rd 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 New Road Side (LS18 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road Side (LS18 4JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Outwood Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Craggwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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