Total Crime Rate

650.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.2 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 650.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 390.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gladstone Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 23rd 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 Gladstone Lane (YO12 7BS) in the last 12 months was 650.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 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 ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Lane (YO12 7BS), the main crime hotspot is near Wooler Street. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gladstone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ireton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ireton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rothbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caledonia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Parade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murchison Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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