Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Oval area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 970th 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 Oakwell Oval (LS8 4AL) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwell Oval (LS8 4AL), 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 Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oakwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Well House Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Back Ravenscar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime 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
Sep 2025Public order St Margarets View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well House Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well House Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well House Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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