Total Crime Rate

309.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 309.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merrion Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 185th 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 Merrion Street (LS2 8JE) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrion Street (LS2 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 950 crimes here, including 253 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrion Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/313)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Charles Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft King Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merrion Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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