Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakdene Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 1069th 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 Oakdene Gardens (LS17 8XP) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Alwoodley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakdene Gardens (LS17 8XP), the main crime hotspot is near Darkwood Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakdene Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Darkwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darkwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darkwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swallow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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