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

St Nicholas Cliff 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 St Nicholas Cliff (YO11 2ES) 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 St Nicholas Cliff (YO11 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 401 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friargate —
Apr 2026Public order Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026ShopliftingUnder investigation
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntriss Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Huntriss Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
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Data Sources

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