Total Crime Rate

266.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.7 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 266.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cawthorn Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 71st 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 Cawthorn Avenue (HG2 7QA) in the last 12 months was 266.1 per 1,000 residents and was 391.2% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 140.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cawthorn Avenue (HG2 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Fairfax & Starbeck

Crime Over Time in Cawthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wedderburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedderburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanhope Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tyson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hargrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tyson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stonefall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kennion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kennion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tyson Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennion Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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