Total Crime Rate

1189.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1189.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 553.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.2 10/10
  • Public order 135.9 10/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 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 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 22nd highest crime rate of 2,526 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 5BL) in the last 12 months was 1189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1578.9% higher than the Horsforth average (70.8 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 76 (≈ 368.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS18 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Town Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 28 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Poet'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Feast Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Lane East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Kerry View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chaddlewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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