Total Crime Rate

318.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.4 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 318.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Middle Walk area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Northstead , and the 59th 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 Middle Walk (YO12 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 318.7 per 1,000 residents and was 219.5% higher than the Northstead average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Walk (YO12 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Northstead. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldside —
Apr 2026Other crime Long Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roseville Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryndleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peasholme Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peasholme Bridge —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Walk —
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Data Sources

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