Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tom Cat Lane area has the 47th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 819th lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tom Cat Lane (LS22 5ES) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tom Cat Lane (LS22 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfields (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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