Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newland Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 590th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newland Avenue (HG2 8LP) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newland Avenue (HG2 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Clement'S Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Winifred'S Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Helen'S Road | Under investigation |
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