Total Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olive Grove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 465th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Olive Grove (HG1 4RW) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olive Grove (HG1 4RW), the main crime hotspot is near Rowan Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fairfax & Starbeck| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further investigation is not in the public interest | |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Century Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Olive Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beckside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckside Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
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