Total Crime Rate

1964.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

648.7 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 1964.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 689.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 648.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 481.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 370.3 10/10
  • Public order 132.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 102.7 10/10
  • Other theft 56.8 10/10
  • Drugs 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 32.4 10/10
  • Robbery 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
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 highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westborough (YO11 1UH) in the last 12 months was 1964.9 per 1,000 residents and was 276.8% 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 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 648.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westborough (YO11 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 409 crimes here, including 111 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 (30/226)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friar'S Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vernon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friar'S Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterhouse Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary London Inn Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Inn Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Inn Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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