Total Crime Rate

169.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 169.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Forsythia Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 555th 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 Forsythia Avenue (WF3 2HT) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 126.4% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Avenue (WF3 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forsythia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orange Tree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orange Tree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ash View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apple Tree Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Apple Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Tree Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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