Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 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
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

St James Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 1152nd 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 St James Avenue (LS18 5RA) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% higher than the Horsforth average (63.9 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Avenue (LS18 5RA), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Croft. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St James Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Walk —
Apr 2026Drugs King George Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King George Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King George Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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