Crime Rates at Butt Lane, Leeds, LS12 5AY

Butt Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Farnley & Wortley , and the 386th 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 Butt Lane (LS12 5AY) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Farnley & Wortley average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butt Lane (LS12 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonebridge Approach, where police recorded 273 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tong Green (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.