Total Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Russet Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Newby , and the 461st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Russet Grove (YO12 6HS) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher than the Newby average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Russet Grove (YO12 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near On or near, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wreyfield Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heathcliff Gardens | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greylands Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russet Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcliff Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wreyfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcliff Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxcliff | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oxcliff | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wreyfield Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
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