Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackwell Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Hipswell & Colburn , and the 237th 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 Blackwell Court (DL9 4UG) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% higher than the Hipswell & Colburn average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackwell Court (DL9 4UG), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blue Nile Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peppermint Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | 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 |
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