Total Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pearl Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pearl Street (HG1 4QW) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearl Street (HG1 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spa Terrace, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fairfax & Starbeck| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camwal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camwal Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Avenue | β |
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