Crime Rates at Forest Drive, Colburn, Catterick Garrison, DL9 4UR

Forest Drive 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 Forest Drive (DL9 4UR) 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 Forest Drive (DL9 4UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramble Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carter Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.