Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 997th lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Princess Road (HG4 1HS) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Ripon Minster & Moorside average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Road (HG4 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Finkle Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ripon Minster & Moorside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Wilfrid'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Magdalen'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Magdalen'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finkle Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebridgegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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