Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 51.7 5/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Flax Mill Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bentham & Ingleton , and the 767th 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 Flax Mill Court (LA6 3FB) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% higher than the Bentham & Ingleton average (30.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flax Mill Court (LA6 3FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Village (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Flax Mill Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime New Village Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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