Total Crime Rate

598.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.3 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 598.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.4 10/10
  • Other theft 75.2 10/10
  • Public order 54.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 22.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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 23rd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 58th 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 598.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 217.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrion Street (LS2 8JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 813 crimes here, including 192 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 (30/272)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Basinghall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wade Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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