Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 141.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Water Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Camblesforth & Carlton , and the 205th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (WF8 3LD) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.7% higher than the Camblesforth & Carlton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (WF8 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Crescent, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stan Valley (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

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Data Sources

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