Total Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cherry Tree Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 832nd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Cherry Tree Way (DL9 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherry Tree Way (DL9 4TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Nile Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highstead Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hipswell & Colburn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blue Nile Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton-Thompson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton-Thompson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton-Thompson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peppermint Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constantine Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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