Total Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Link area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aiskew & Leeming , and the 117th lowest 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 The Link (DL7 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 7.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Aiskew & Leeming average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Link (DL7 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harewood Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Romanby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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