Total Crime Rate
101.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colburn Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 326th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Colburn Lane (DL9 4PB) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Hipswell & Colburn average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colburn Lane (DL9 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Grove. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sayers Wynd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sayers Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sayers Wynd | Under investigation |
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