Total Crime Rate
117.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 264th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Walk (DL9 4UD) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Walk (DL9 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Nile Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawkins Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkerville Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Tree Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottee Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blue Nile Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Nile Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkins Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frobisher Drive | — |
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