Total Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandybed Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 863rd lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandybed Lane (YO12 5LG) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (123.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandybed Lane (YO12 5LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stepney Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisvane Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Falsgrave & Stepney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisvane Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lisvane Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stepney Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A170 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A170 | Local resolution |
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