Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 168.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leyland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 148th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leyland Road (HG1 4RT) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% higher than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyland Road (HG1 4RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leyland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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