Total Crime Rate

1169.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

364.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1169.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 553.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 364.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 213.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.5 10/10
  • Public order 135.9 10/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Town Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 20th highest crime rate of 2,525 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 Town Street (LS18 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 1169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1591.6% higher than the Horsforth average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 364.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 74.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS18 4RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Town Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Oct 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further action is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Church Mount Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson New Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Vehicle crime New Croft Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Drury Lane Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Gate Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Park Gate Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
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Data Sources

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