Crime Rates at St James Drive, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5QY

St James Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1255th 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 St James Drive (LS18 5QY) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Horsforth average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Drive (LS18 5QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadgate Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.