Crime Rates at Oakwood Lane, Leeds, LS8 3DD

Oakwood Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 506th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Lane (LS8 3DD) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Lane (LS8 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollin Park Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.