Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newlands Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 120th lowest 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 Newlands Drive (HG4 2JY) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newlands Drive (HG4 2JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carr Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | South Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
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