Total Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 20.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Merlin Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Morley South , and the 256th 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 Merlin Close (LS27 8TS) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Morley South average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Close (LS27 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipit Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arncliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brambling Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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