Lady Wood & Oakwood
Middle areaEast Leeds. 8,692 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 66% of people in Lady Wood & Oakwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lady Wood & Oakwood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lady Wood & Oakwood at a rate of 86.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 266 |
| Other crime | 125 |
| Burglary | 86 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Drug offences | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lady Wood & Oakwood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lady Wood & Oakwood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lady Wood & Oakwood at a rate of 86.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lady Wood & Oakwood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (266), other crime (125) and burglary (86).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leeds
These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Lady Wood & Oakwood alone. See Leeds
Lady Wood & Oakwood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lady Wood & Oakwood was £328,500 in 2025.
Lady Wood & Oakwood had 8,399 usual residents at the census.
About 66% of people in Lady Wood & Oakwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lady Wood & Oakwood, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.