Total Crime Rate
230.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malham Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 92nd 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 Malham Way (HG5 0HQ) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 260.9% higher than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 213.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malham Way (HG5 0HQ), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boroughbridge & Claro| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Newtondale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bransdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Garsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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