Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church View area has the 18th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 853rd highest 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 Church View (HG4 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% higher than the Masham & Fountains average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church View (HG4 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Michael'S Mead, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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