Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Police Houses area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 359th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Police Houses (HG3 5AR) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 236.7% higher than the Masham & Fountains average (28.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Police Houses (HG3 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netherdale (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Police Houses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherdale —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Netherdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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