Total Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Oswalds Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 615th lowest crime rate of 2,067 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 Close (DL9 4TE) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Oswalds Close (DL9 4TE), the main crime hotspot is near Hildyard Row. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Scotton & Lower Wensleydale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandesford Grove | — |
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