Crime Rates at Butterbowl Drive, Leeds, LS12 5BS

Butterbowl Drive area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley , and the 717th 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 Butterbowl Drive (LS12 5BS) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Armley average (208.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterbowl Drive (LS12 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Bawn Drive. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.