Total Crime Rate
27.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pearl Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 736th lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% 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 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fairfax & Starbeck| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spa Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Belmont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Belmont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillbank Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camwal Terrace | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Diamond Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Starbeck | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starbeck | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
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