Total Crime Rate

246.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Emgate area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aiskew & Leeming , and the 85th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Emgate (DL8 1AL) in the last 12 months was 246.3 per 1,000 residents and was 457.3% higher than the Aiskew & Leeming average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emgate (DL8 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Wynd (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Emgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North End —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bedale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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