Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadgate Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 956th 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 Broadgate Lane (LS18 5BS) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Horsforth average (70.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadgate Lane (LS18 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Cornmill View. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horsforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Breary Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Melrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cornmill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadgate Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Breary Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadgate Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Wood Close | Under investigation |
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