Total Crime Rate
135.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandybed Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 212th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandybed Lane (YO12 5LW) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (121.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 286.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandybed Lane (YO12 5LW), the main crime hotspot is near Row Brow Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Falsgrave & Stepney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandybed Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Row Brow Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Row Brow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Evelyn Drive | Under investigation |
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