Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cragg Wood Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1134th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cragg Wood Close (LS18 4RL) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Horsforth average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cragg Wood Close (LS18 4RL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cragg Wood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherines Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catherines Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outwood Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outwood Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outwood Walk

Data Sources

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