Crime Rates at Brookside Avenue, Bedale, DL8 2DP

Brookside Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aiskew & Leeming , and the 1005th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookside Avenue (DL8 2DP) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Aiskew & Leeming average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside Avenue (DL8 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tom Hall Court, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowe Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.