Total Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Square area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Park Square (HG4 1PN) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Square (HG4 1PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wakeman Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ripon Minster & Moorside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wakeman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakeman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakeman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bondgate Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bondgate Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B6265 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bondgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside | — |
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