Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sutton Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 478th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Sutton Avenue (DL9 4NN) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Hipswell & Colburn average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Avenue (DL9 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hipswell & Colburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sayers Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Tree Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sayers Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sayers Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sayers Wynd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation |
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