Total Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Barber area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 715th lowest 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 Old Barber (HG1 3DF) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 6 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Barber (HG1 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redhill Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knox Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Barber area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knox Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redhill Road

Data Sources

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