Total Crime Rate

3243.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

725.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3243.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1537.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 725.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 456.3 10/10
  • Other theft 225.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 193.8 10/10
  • Public order 193.8 10/10
  • Burglary 137.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 125.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 93.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 68.8 10/10
  • Drugs 62.5 10/10
  • Other crime 56.3 10/10
  • Robbery 43.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butts Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 5th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butts Court (LS1 5JS) in the last 12 months was 3243.8 per 1,000 residents and was 699.4% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 725.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Court (LS1 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 813 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butts Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/349)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lands Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lands Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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