Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS26 8PU
How much crime is recorded in LS26 8PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodlesford & Oulton
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
How safe is LS26 8PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS26 8PU area, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8PUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.