Crime Rate in Farnley & Wortley, ward

Farnley & Wortley has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 912th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 81st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Farnley & Wortley in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Leeds district average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Farnley & Wortley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,534 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 16 cases , up 23.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,850 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Farnley & Wortley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stonebridge Approach, with 231 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tong Green (65 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.