Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upland Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 1112th 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 Upland Grove (LS8 2SY) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upland Grove (LS8 2SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gipton Wood Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Well House Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gledhow Wood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gledhow Wood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ravenscar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gipton Wood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Easterly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Easterly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ravenscar View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ravenscar Mount | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oakwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oakwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Back Ravenscar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ravenscar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Back Ravenscar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ravenscar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ravenscar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipton Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
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