Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wood Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 707th 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 Wood Lane (LS18 4PE) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (LS18 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Craggwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Craggwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadgate Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Regent Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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