Total Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Melbourne Street area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Street (LS27 8DP) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Morley South average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (LS27 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Annie Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6123 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6123 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harrwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrwood Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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