Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Exchange Buildings area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Aire Valley , and the 694th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exchange Buildings (BD20 8TH) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Buildings (BD20 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodturners Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exchange Buildings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodturners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryeland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodturners Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newby Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Town End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newby Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newby Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodturners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatlands Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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