Total Crime Rate
74.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladywood Road 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 Ladywood Road (LS8 2QF) 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 Ladywood Road (LS8 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakwood Walk (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Roundhay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Grange Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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