Total Crime Rate

219.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 219.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vernon Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Newby , and the 97th 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 Vernon Grove (YO12 6DP) in the last 12 months was 219.3 per 1,000 residents and was 259.7% higher than the Newby average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Grove (YO12 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endcliff Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heathcliff Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endcliff Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colescliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colescliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcliff Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcliff Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colescliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colescliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Park Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newlands Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
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Data Sources

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