Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandy Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 213th 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 Sandy Lane (HG4 2PD) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Sandy Lane (HG4 2PD), 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 | Other crime | South Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carr Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moorside Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorside Dale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Southfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Quarry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ronway Avenue | Under investigation |
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