Total Crime Rate

276.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.1 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 276.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 69th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 West Street (YO11 2QL) in the last 12 months was 276.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (YO11 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Place. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Street —
Apr 2026Public order Albion Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A165 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fulford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Martin'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Close Back Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Victoria Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Esplanade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Avenue Victoria Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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