Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Benkhill Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aiskew & Leeming , and the 351st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benkhill Drive (DL8 2EA) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 118.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benkhill Drive (DL8 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bedale

Crime Over Time in Benkhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Anne'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft South End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kendrew Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑