Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Brackenwood Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 551st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brackenwood Drive (LS8 1QA) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Roundhay average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackenwood Drive (LS8 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Lincombe Rise. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brackenwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chandos Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brackenwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chandos Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincombe Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brackenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincombe Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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