Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.3 6/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Westways Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 1163rd 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 Westways Drive (LS8 2JS) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Roundhay average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westways Drive (LS8 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westways Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Grange Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Edge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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