Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 930th 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 Church Avenue (LS18 5LD) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (LS18 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lee Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chaddlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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