Total Crime Rate

518.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 518.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Drive area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Drive (HG2 7PT) in the last 12 months was 518.5 per 1,000 residents and was 392.8% higher than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (HG2 7PT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camwal Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camwal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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