Total Crime Rate

984.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

348.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 984.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 348.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 291.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.3 10/10
  • Public order 88.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bower Road area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Coppice Valley & Duchy , and the 9th 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 Bower Road (HG1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 984.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1692.7% higher than the Coppice Valley & Duchy average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 348.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Road (HG1 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Station Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebenezer Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cambridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebenezer Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chippendale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebenezer Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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