Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 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 138.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Back Oakwood Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 736th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Oakwood Avenue (LS8 2FE) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Roundhay average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Oakwood Avenue (LS8 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Back Ravenscar Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Oakwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Back Wetherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Wetherby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oakwood Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gledhow Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Oakwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Oakwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oakwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Wetherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Oakwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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