Total Crime Rate

47.3 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 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scotland Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Horsforth , and the 752nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scotland Lane (LS18 5SF) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotland Lane (LS18 5SF), the main crime hotspot is near Montfort Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotland Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gabriels Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montfort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Scotland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gabriels Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Gabriels Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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