Crime Rates at Leyburn Close, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4HB

Leyburn Close area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leyburn Close (HG4 4HB) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 504.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 2400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Close (HG4 4HB), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Bank. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.