Total Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gough Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 178th 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 Gough Road (DL9 3EL) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.8% higher than the Hipswell & Colburn average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gough Road (DL9 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hipswell & Colburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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