Total Crime Rate

956.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

320.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 956.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 480.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 320.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.9 10/10
  • Public order 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Town Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 27th 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 956.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1396.1% higher than the Horsforth average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 320.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Street (LS18 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Town Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Lee Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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