Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 431st highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Charles Avenue (HG1 4PE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Avenue (HG1 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Albany Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Albany Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Albany Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Edward'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Edward'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward'S Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alder Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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