Total Crime Rate

315.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

247.2 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 315.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 247.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Burniston Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Newby , and the 62nd 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 Burniston Road (YO12 6QU) in the last 12 months was 315.6 per 1,000 residents and was 417.7% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 247.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burniston Road (YO12 6QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burniston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burniston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rycroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Park Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burniston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rycroft Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rycroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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