Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wessex Court area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 858th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Court (YO11 2AE) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Court (YO11 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near St Nicholas Cliff. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A165 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bar Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Close Back Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Cliff —
Apr 2026Other theft St Nicholas Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Cliff Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vernon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Back Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntriss Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Inn Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Inn Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cliff Bridge Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary London Inn Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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