Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Oswalds Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 819th lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Oswalds Road (DL9 4TD) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Oswalds Road (DL9 4TD), the main crime hotspot is near Hallgarth. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Oswalds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byng Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westridge Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hildyard Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hildyard Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hildyard Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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