Crime Rates at Melbourne Street, Leeds, LS2 7PS

Melbourne Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Street (LS2 7PS) in the last 12 months was 321.8 per 1,000 residents and was 162.7% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (LS2 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 492 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.