Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Oak Park Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Weetwood , and the 1141st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Park Lane (LS16 6FF) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Weetwood average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Park Lane (LS16 6FF), the main crime hotspot is near Silk Mill Approach. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Leeds

Crime Over Time in Oak Park Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mill Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walesby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.