Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Atha Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 942nd 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 Atha Close (LS11 7DA) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Atha Close (LS11 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Back Mafeking Mount. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barkly Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Flatts Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Atha Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Allenby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mafeking Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Back Mafeking Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Mafeking Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Mafeking Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Mafeking Mount | Under investigation |
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