Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS26 8JS
How much crime is recorded in LS26 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodlesford & Oulton
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
LS26 8JSLeeds
How safe is LS26 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS26 8JS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LS26 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary13.39.1
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order7.84.6
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.