Total Crime Rate

863.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

341.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 863.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 341.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 329.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 285.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.2 8/10
  • Public order 52.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hanover Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 13th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Hanover Road (YO11 1LS) in the last 12 months was 863.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 341.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Road (YO11 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Aberdeen Place. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Back Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barwick Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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