Total Crime Rate
102.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Margarets Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1002nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Road (LS18 5BD) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Road (LS18 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poet'S Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lee Lane East (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Gables | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stead'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lister Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lister Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stead'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stead'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stead'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownberrie Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lee Lane East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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