Total Crime Rate

585.6 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 585.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 441.2 10/10
  • Public order 63.9 10/10
  • Other crime 35.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Meyrick Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wetherby , and the 59th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meyrick Avenue (LS22 6SP) in the last 12 months was 585.6 per 1,000 residents and was 692.5% higher than the Wetherby average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 249 (≈ 513.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meyrick Avenue (LS22 6SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ceres Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Garth (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meyrick Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nursery Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ceres Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ceres Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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