Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bankhead Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Northallerton North & Brompton , and the 912th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bankhead Close (DL6 1HH) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Northallerton North & Brompton average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bankhead Close (DL6 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashlands Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankhead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hailstone Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hailstone Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hailstone Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hailstone Drive | Under investigation |
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