Total Crime Rate

238.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.8 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 238.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Butcher Hill area has the 12th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 320th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butcher Hill (LS16 5EA) in the last 12 months was 238.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butcher Hill (LS16 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spen Bank, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spen Green (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Butcher Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldfarm Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Latchmere View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fillingfir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Farm Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Farm Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Latchmere View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Latchmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fillingfir Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fillingfir Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
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Data Sources

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