Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gledhow Wood Road 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 Gledhow Wood Road (LS8 4DH) 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 Gledhow Wood Road (LS8 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well House Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dean Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Roundhay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Margarets View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Well House Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dean Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Well House Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Well House Drive | — |
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