Total Crime Rate

208.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 208.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Halfway Houses area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 110th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Halfway Houses (HG5 0ST) in the last 12 months was 208.4 per 1,000 residents and was 217.5% higher than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (65.6 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 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 157.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halfway Houses (HG5 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Blue Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Halfway Houses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Blue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holly Blue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Blue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Blue Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Blue Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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