Total Crime Rate

201.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.3 7/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakwell Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 427th 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 Oakwell Drive (LS8 4AE) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 161.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwell Drive (LS8 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Boundary Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Ravenscar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Nook —
Sep 2025Public order Back Ravenscar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oakwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dean Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dean Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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