Crime Rates at Oakwood Lane, Leeds, LS8 2PB

Oakwood Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 886th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Lane (LS8 2PB) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Lane (LS8 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Wetherby Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montagu View (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.