Total Crime Rate

510.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 510.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Robbery 35.5 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakwood Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 74th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Lane (LS8 3LE) in the last 12 months was 510.9 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average (165.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Lane (LS8 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollin Park Crescent (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montagu Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Montagu Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amberton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Amberton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Amberton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fearnville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollin Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollin Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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