Total Crime Rate
716.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
285.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springwell Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Northallerton North & Brompton , and the 19th 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 Springwell Gardens (DL7 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 716.9 per 1,000 residents and was 601.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springwell Gardens (DL7 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Applegarth Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | L'Espec Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Applegarth Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashlea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dexta Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dexta Way | Under investigation |
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