Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Allotment Gardens area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 955th lowest crime rate of 2,067 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 Allotment Gardens (HG1 4EF) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Allotment Gardens (HG1 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Rowan Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairfax & Starbeck| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camwal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | — |
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