Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ash Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Road (HG2 8EB) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Ash Road (HG2 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Almsford Walk (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oatlands & Pannal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Almsford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almsford Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coronation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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