Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gledhow Wood Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 845th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gledhow Wood Avenue (LS8 1NY) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Roundhay average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gledhow Wood Avenue (LS8 1NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lidgett Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gledhow Wood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Roper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gledhow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gledhow Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jackson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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