Total Crime Rate
1964.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
648.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Valley Bridge Parade 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 Valley Bridge Parade (YO11 2PF) 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 Valley Bridge Parade (YO11 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 356 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdeen Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Back Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A165 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
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