Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • 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
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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 304th 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 High Street (HG3 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 278.2% higher than the Masham & Fountains average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netherdale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Netherdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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