Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.9 7/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dawson Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 268th 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 Dawson Terrace (HG1 2AW) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Terrace (HG1 2AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skipton Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dawson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skipton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Luke'S Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bilton Grange Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Grove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Grove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatsworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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