Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 834th lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Church Close (HG3 2DT) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (HG3 2DT), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nidd Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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