Total Crime Rate

279.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 279.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Elm Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 68th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Elm Road (HG1 4NG) in the last 12 months was 279.2 per 1,000 residents and was 415.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 162.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (HG1 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Edward'S Drive, where police recorded 40 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 Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Drive —
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Data Sources

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