Total Crime Rate

392.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 392.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cornforth Hill area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Richmond , and the 46th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Cornforth Hill (DL10 4RR) in the last 12 months was 392.9 per 1,000 residents and was 591.4% higher than the Richmond average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 192.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornforth Hill (DL10 4RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Street Castle Wynd, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Bar Castle Hill (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornforth Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culloden Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Castle Wynd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Street Castle Wynd —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Street Castle Wynd —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bargate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbiggin —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bridge Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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