Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS18 5DE
How much crime is recorded in LS18 5DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horsforth East
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,856 (2024)
How safe is LS18 5DE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS18 5DE area, broadly in line with 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 5DENational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary8.59.1
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.