Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avenue Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 533rd highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Avenue Road (HG2 7PG) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenue Road (HG2 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spa Terrace, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spa Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fairfax & Starbeck| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camwal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wedderburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camwal Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingsley Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Under investigation |
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