Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gipton Wood Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 1248th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gipton Wood Road (LS8 2SB) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Roundhay average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gipton Wood Road (LS8 2SB), the main crime hotspot is near Gipton Wood Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Roundhay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hetton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montagu Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hetton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hetton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Arlington Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hetton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Nook | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Easterly Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gipton Wood Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Boundary Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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