Total Crime Rate
64.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Winifreds Avenue West area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 601st highest 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 St Winifreds Avenue West (HG2 8LS) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Winifreds Avenue West (HG2 8LS), 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 | Drugs | Under investigation | |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Winifred'S Avenue West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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