Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 658th highest 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 This (HG3 5HS) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher than the Masham & Fountains average (26.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode HG3 5HS, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in HG3 5HS area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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