Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Back Colne Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Aire Valley , and the 415th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Back Colne Road (BD20 8TS) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 131.1% higher than the Aire Valley average (36.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Colne Road (BD20 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newby Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rhodesia Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Back Colne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wighill Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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