Crime Rates at Butcher Hill, Leeds, LS5 3QA

Butcher Hill area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 801st 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 (LS5 3QA) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butcher Hill (LS5 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cragside Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.