Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston
Middle areaSouth east Leeds. 7,191 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston at a rate of 99.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 367 |
| Other crime | 111 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 71 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston at a rate of 99.8 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, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (367), other crime (111) and criminal damage and arson (73).
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 Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston alone. See Leeds
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston in brief
The median price paid for a home in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston was £268,500 in 2025.
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston had 6,961 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.