Total Crime Rate
364.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queen Square area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 134th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Square (LS2 8AF) in the last 12 months was 364.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 48.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 293 (≈ 173.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Square (LS2 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrion Way, where police recorded 409 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (142 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hunslet & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Headrow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrion Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Headrow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Headrow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Headrow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Headrow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Headrow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Headrow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Headrow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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