Total Crime Rate
222.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Ronans Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 93rd 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 St Ronans Close (HG2 8LF) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 111.2% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Ronans Close (HG2 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Apley Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Helen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Apley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Apley Close | — |
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