Crime Rates at Middlethorne Close, Leeds, LS17 8SD

Middlethorne Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 1069th 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 Middlethorne Close (LS17 8SD) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Alwoodley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlethorne Close (LS17 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmhurst Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raygill Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.