Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatlands Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Aire Valley , and the 781st lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Wheatlands Lane (BD20 8SH) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Aire Valley average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatlands Lane (BD20 8SH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatlands Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beanlands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatlands Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Town End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryeland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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