Crime Rates at Merrion Street, Leeds, LS2 8JU

Merrion Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrion Street (LS2 8JU) in the last 12 months was 737.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 374 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 236 (≈ 219.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrion Street (LS2 8JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 791 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.