Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

County Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 478th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around County Square (HG1 4AH) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around County Square (HG1 4AH), the main crime hotspot is near Avondale Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in County Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Park Lane
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gascoigne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road

Data Sources

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