Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 320th 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 West Lane (HG4 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
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 ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Lane (HG4 2LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rowan Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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