Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton , and the 896th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Prospect Avenue (LS24 8FA) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton average (35.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Avenue (LS24 8FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springhill Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rosemary Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rosemary Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockcliff Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockcliff Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springhill Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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