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 8AJ) 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 8AJ), 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 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jacob Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacob Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacob Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jacob Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lofthouse Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merrion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Belgrave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brunswick Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Square | Under investigation |
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