Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.1 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 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Heathcliffe Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Newby , and the 81st 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 Heathcliffe Gardens (YO12 6SN) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 308.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 163.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathcliffe Gardens (YO12 6SN), 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 Heathcliffe Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wreyfield Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endcliff Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colescliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colescliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endcliff Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colescliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Oxcliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heathcliff Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcliff Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newlands Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russet Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Greylands Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colescliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathcliff Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wreyfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxcliff Under investigation
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Data Sources

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