Total Crime Rate

336.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.9 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 336.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.7 10/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Crescent Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Coppice Valley & Duchy , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Crescent Road (HG1 2RT) in the last 12 months was 336.3 per 1,000 residents and was 512.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -24.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 165.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (HG1 2RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parliament Street, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Crescent (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Terrace 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 2026Public order Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Shoplifting Royal Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Ginnel Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ginnel Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Mary'S Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade

Data Sources

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