Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

York Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 624th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (DL9 4GD) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (DL9 4GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beckfield Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayr Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayr Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayr Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckfield Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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