Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 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 197.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 94.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Albany Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bilton Grange & New Park , and the 122nd 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 Albany Road (HG1 4NS) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.4% 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (HG1 4NS), the main crime hotspot is near Cecil Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Road —
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
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Data Sources

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