Total Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hookstone Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 509th 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 Hookstone Close (HG2 7HL) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hookstone Close (HG2 7HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hookstone Grange Court, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rudbeck Close (9 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Plompton Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plompton Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hookstone Grange Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hookstone Grange Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plompton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plompton Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plompton Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rudbeck Close | Under investigation |
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