Crime Rate in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone, ward

Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone has the 21st lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1138th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 31st lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near On or near, with 42 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Apley Close (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.