Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1072nd 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 Broadway (LS18 4LT) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (LS18 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 29 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 | Burglary | Beech Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salmon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Salmon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Featherbank Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cragg Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Edward Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Court | Under investigation |
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