Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS18 5AE
How much crime is recorded in LS18 5AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsforth East
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
How safe is LS18 5AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS18 5AE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LS18 5AENational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.