Postcode · Leeds
Crime in LS8 2RD
How much crime is recorded in LS8 2RD, 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
- 1,943 (2024)
How safe is LS8 2RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS8 2RD area, broadly in line with 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
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 2RDNational
Burglary28.69.1
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.