Crap Towns / Garforth / Crime

How much crime is there in Garforth?

The police recorded 49.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Garforth from September 2023 to August 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 22.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 50.6, up from 49.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	49.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	47.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	50.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	22.0	34.1
Public order	4.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.2	7.0
Burglary	4.1	3.1
Shoplifting	3.8	7.1
Other theft	3.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leeds	11.5 km	148
Castleford	8.3 km	138
Pontefract	12.1 km	111
Normanton	9.9 km	85.7
Rothwell	8.4 km	75.6
Allerton Bywater	4.0 km	64.6
Kippax	2.6 km	54.3
Garforth	–	49.2
Sherburn in Elmet	10.8 km	46.3
Tadcaster	12.1 km	43.5
Boston Spa	12.2 km	36.3
The typical town	–	76.2