Total Crime Rate

737.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 737.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 347.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.4 10/10
  • Public order 73.4 10/10
  • Other theft 58.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merrion Way 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 Way (LS2 8PD) 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 Way (LS2 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 518 crimes here, including 207 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrion Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovell Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartley Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Belgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Jacob Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cross Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Belgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Belgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 145

Data Sources

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