Total Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakwood Gardens area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 1138th lowest 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 Oakwood Gardens (LS28 8RG) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Pudsey average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Gardens (LS28 8RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southroyd Rise, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littlemoor Crescent South (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pudsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southroyd Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crawshaw Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sharp Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sharp Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sharp Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southroyd Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southroyd Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Littlemoor Crescent South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Crescent | Under investigation |
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