Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 42.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Townend Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Aire Valley , and the 947th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

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 Townend Place (BD20 8PP) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Aire Valley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townend Place (BD20 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washburn Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townend Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley View Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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