Total Crime Rate
86.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 1186th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Close (LS8 3TE) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Gipton & Harehills average (165.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands Close (LS8 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thorn Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gladedale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gipton Gate East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amberton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Tree Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Amberton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Amberton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lawrence Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
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