Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heckler Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 538th 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 Heckler Lane (HG4 1PU) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heckler Lane (HG4 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Heckler Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Mawson Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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