Horsforth West
Middle areaWest Leeds. 6,772 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Horsforth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Horsforth West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Horsforth West at a rate of 66.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 121 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 116 |
| Other crime | 78 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Horsforth West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Horsforth West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Horsforth West at a rate of 66.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Horsforth West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (121), violence and sexual offences (116) and other crime (78).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leeds
These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Horsforth West alone. See Leeds
Horsforth West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Horsforth West was £400,000 in 2025.
Horsforth West had 6,662 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Horsforth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Horsforth West, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.