Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 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 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 698th 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 Tower Road (HG4 1HP) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Ripon Minster & Moorside average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (HG4 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Market Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrid'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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