Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sutton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sayers Wynd Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cherry Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wren Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sayers Wynd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sayers Wynd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sayers Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation

Data Sources

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