Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 155.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Butt Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Farnley & Wortley , and the 630th 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 (LS13 4JE) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Farnley & Wortley average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butt Lane (LS13 4JE), the main crime hotspot is near Tong Green. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butt Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Greenthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tong Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ring Road Farnley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ring Road Farnley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ring Road Farnley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ring Road Farnley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butt Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tong Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tong Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenthorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tong Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tong Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tong Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tong Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenthorpe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ring Road Farnley Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tong Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ring Road Farnley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Road Farnley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ring Road Farnley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ring Road Farnley Under investigation
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Data Sources

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