Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS8 2PG
How much crime is recorded in LS8 2PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lady Wood & Oakwood
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,540 (2024)
LS8 2PGLeeds
How safe is LS8 2PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS8 2PG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
LS8 2PGNational
Burglary29.99.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs4.92.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Theft from the person2.32.1
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Public order1.14.6
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.