Crime Rates at High Close, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8JG

High Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Close (LS20 8JG) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Guiseley & Rawdon average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

In the area around High Close (LS20 8JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westgate, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorpe Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.