Farnley & Wortley ward · Leeds. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.3% here, compared with 34.7% across Leeds (10.3 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 22% across Leeds (6.3 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 22.8% here, compared with 18.2% across Leeds (4.6 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Farnley & Wortley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
3,290 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 3,352 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Farnley & Wortley ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 269 mapped crimes in September 2024; 299 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Farnley & Wortley
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
269
34
October 2024
276
27
November 2024
261
27
December 2024
243
16
January 2025
236
12
February 2025
237
19
March 2025
277
23
April 2025
326
22
May 2025
312
30
June 2025
330
37
July 2025
331
22
August 2025
254
33
September 2025
333
13
October 2025
287
29
November 2025
265
21
December 2025
234
8
January 2026
249
20
February 2026
219
14
March 2026
281
19
April 2026
267
26
May 2026
252
37
June 2026
289
30
July 2026
315
59
August 2026
299
27
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Farnley & Wortley
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,540
shoplifting
364
criminal damage arson
286
public order
222
other theft
213
burglary
182
vehicle crime
158
other crime
120
drugs
85
robbery
52
possession of weapons
41
bicycle theft
18
theft from the person
9
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.