Total Crime Rate

632.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 632.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 248.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Public order 72.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butcher Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butcher Hill (LS16 5BG) in the last 12 months was 632.1 per 1,000 residents and was 324.0% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 245.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butcher Hill (LS16 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butcher Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oldfarm Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spen Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spen Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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