Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodlands Walk area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 491st 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 Woodlands Walk (HG2 7BB) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Walk (HG2 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hookstone Grange Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rudbeck Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodlands Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rudbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rudbeck Close | Under investigation |
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