Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 31.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Brinkburn Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 861st lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brinkburn Road (YO12 7DE) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brinkburn Road (YO12 7DE), 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 Brinkburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Rothbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falsgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falsgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Falsgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Parade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs All Saints' Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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