Total Crime Rate
206.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Edwards Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bilton Grange & New Park , and the 111th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Edwards Drive (HG1 4HA) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 179.4% higher than the Bilton Grange & New Park average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 271.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Edwards Drive (HG1 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilton Grange & New Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albany Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward'S Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Edward'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Edward'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skipton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albany Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cecil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cecil Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King Edward'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Unity Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dawson Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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