Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dene Park area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 428th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dene Park (HG1 4JY) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Park (HG1 4JY), the main crime hotspot is near Claro Park. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dene Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dene Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claro Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claro Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claro Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claro Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claro Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claro Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dene Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park Close —
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Data Sources

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