Crime Rate in Northstead, ward

Northstead has the 11th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1486th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 135th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northstead in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northstead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 355 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 187.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 417 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northstead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.