Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 580th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Avenue (HG2 7JP) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Avenue (HG2 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Spa Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairways Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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