Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sussex Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 841st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Avenue (LS18 5NN) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Avenue (LS18 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Gables, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Hill Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gables Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lister Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gables Under investigation
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Data Sources

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