Total Crime Rate

1521.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1521.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 452.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 443.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 242.1 10/10
  • Public order 103.8 10/10
  • Other theft 77.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.1 10/10
  • Drugs 43.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Nicholas Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 St Nicholas Street (YO11 2HF) in the last 12 months was 1521.6 per 1,000 residents and was 216.3% higher than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 570.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Street (YO11 2HF), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 456 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friar'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elder'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdeen Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdeen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aberdeen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aberdeen Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bland'S Cliff Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arsonAwaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025ShopliftingUnder investigation
Sep 2025Other theftUnder investigation
Sep 2025DrugsUnder investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour

Data Sources

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