Total Crime Rate

1126.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

429.3 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 1126.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 429.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 404.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 358.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Other theft 80.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.5 8/10
  • Drugs 40.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leading Post Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 6th 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 Leading Post Street (YO11 1NP) in the last 12 months was 1126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 429.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leading Post Street (YO11 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leading Post Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cook'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leading Post Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Blenheim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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