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Crime in LS8 2TA

How much crime is recorded in LS8 2TA, 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)
Crime

How safe is LS8 2TA

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 2TA 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
By type

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 2TANational
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
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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