Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sanders Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 224th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanders Walk (HG1 4FA) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 145.0% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (54.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanders Walk (HG1 4FA), the main crime hotspot is near Avondale Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanders Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026DrugsUnder investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Lane —
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Data Sources

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