Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bilton Grange & New Park , and the 187th 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 Church Avenue (HG1 4HE) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (HG1 4HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Place, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Warren Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roberts Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Elmwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Elmwood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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