Crime Rate in Farnley & Wortley, ward

Farnley & Wortley has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 916th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 78th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Farnley & Wortley in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Farnley & Wortley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,506 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , up 225.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,849 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Farnley & Wortley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stonebridge Approach, with 273 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tong Green (54 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.