Garforth & Swillington ward · Leeds. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 22% across Leeds (10.8 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 20% across Leeds (9.3 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 24.8% here, compared with 15.6% across Leeds (9.2 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Garforth & Swillington ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,402 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,208 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Garforth & Swillington ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 83 mapped crimes in September 2024; 97 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Garforth & Swillington
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
83
21
October 2024
83
29
November 2024
110
15
December 2024
103
6
January 2025
105
7
February 2025
92
7
March 2025
113
13
April 2025
88
21
May 2025
106
10
June 2025
107
15
July 2025
105
14
August 2025
113
23
September 2025
122
21
October 2025
121
15
November 2025
121
24
December 2025
145
7
January 2026
100
6
February 2026
101
18
March 2026
100
21
April 2026
94
16
May 2026
156
24
June 2026
122
32
July 2026
123
28
August 2026
97
24
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Garforth & Swillington
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
679
criminal damage arson
132
public order
111
burglary
100
vehicle crime
88
shoplifting
80
other theft
77
other crime
57
drugs
35
robbery
20
possession of weapons
9
bicycle theft
8
theft from the person
6
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
