Total Crime Rate
477.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Richmond , and the 35th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (DL10 4JH) in the last 12 months was 477.7 per 1,000 residents and was 737.0% higher than the Richmond average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (β 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Place (DL10 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Street Castle Wynd. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Richmond| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Wynd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Wynd | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Wynd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frenchgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bar Castle Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Street Castle Wynd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosemary Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemary Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill | β |
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