Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsley Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 410th 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 Kingsley Drive (HG1 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Kingsley Drive (HG1 4TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (15 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 | Bicycle theft | Leyland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unable to prosecute suspect | |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jesmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jesmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leyland Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leyland Road | Under investigation |
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