Total Crime Rate

237.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 237.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kitchener Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 89th 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 Kitchener Road (DL9 4HE) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 219.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchener Road (DL9 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Quentin Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kitchener Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quentin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Quentin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quentin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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