Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wedderburn Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 445th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wedderburn Drive (HG2 7QF) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedderburn Drive (HG2 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wedderburn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedderburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 2Nd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kennion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kennion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wedderburn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedderburn Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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