Total Crime Rate
130.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plompton Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 229th 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 Plompton Drive (HG2 7DW) in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plompton Drive (HG2 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalby Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowland Court (8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Delamere Crescent | Under investigation |
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