Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkdale Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 454th highest 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 Birkdale Avenue (HG5 0LS) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Avenue (HG5 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkdale Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crestholme Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Birkdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uldale Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A59 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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