Total Crime Rate
172.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cottage Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Northallerton North & Brompton , and the 144th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Close (DL6 1EB) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% higher than the Northallerton North & Brompton average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottage Close (DL6 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Friarage Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goosecroft Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goosecroft Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friarage Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Friarage Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friarage Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friarage Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friarage Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friarage Street | — |
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