Total Crime Rate

208.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 208.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westborough area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 109th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westborough (YO11 1JW) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westborough (YO11 1JW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 351 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westborough area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/192)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterhouse Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albemarle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberdeen Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albemarle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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