Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bilton Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bilton Grange & New Park , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bilton Lane (HG1 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Bilton Grange & New Park average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bilton Lane (HG1 3DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilton & Nidd Gorge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowcroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirkham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowcroft | Under investigation |
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