Total Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Almsford Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 189th 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 Almsford Drive (HG2 8EE) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Almsford Drive (HG2 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchwood Mews, where police recorded 8 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Almsford Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Mews | Under investigation |
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