Crime Rates at Wighill Lane, Tadcaster, LS24 8HE

Wighill Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 2,067 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 Wighill Lane (LS24 8HE) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wighill Lane (LS24 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wighill Lane, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heatherdene (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.