Total Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenbanks Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1171st 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 Greenbanks Drive (LS18 5BH) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenbanks Drive (LS18 5BH), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lee Lane East | Under investigation |
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