Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cana Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 705th lowest crime rate of 2,067 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 Cana Avenue (HG4 5AU) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Masham & Fountains average (26.4 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cana Avenue (HG4 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cana Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Green (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wathvale & Bishop Monkton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
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