Total Crime Rate

1616.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

657.1 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 1616.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 657.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 544.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 397.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 294.0 10/10
  • Public order 89.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.6 10/10
  • Other theft 77.8 10/10
  • Drugs 54.8 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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

Blands Cliff area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd 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 Blands Cliff (YO11 1NR) in the last 12 months was 1616.7 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher 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 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 228 (≈ 657.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blands Cliff (YO11 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 440 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blands Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newborough —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newborough —
Apr 2026Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newborough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friargate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Inn Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cliff Bridge Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastborough Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastborough —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Inn Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary London Inn Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newborough Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newborough Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friargate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cook'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blenheim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Nicholas Cliff Under investigation
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Data Sources

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