Total Crime Rate

688.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.4 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 688.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 391.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Valley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 20th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (YO11 2LY) in the last 12 months was 688.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (YO11 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Belgrave Crescent. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A165 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Close Back Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Parade —
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Data Sources

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