Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Outwood Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Outwood Lane (LS18 4SR) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Outwood Lane (LS18 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Hill Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Melrose Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodside Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodside Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cornmill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Horsforth) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Hill Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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