Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

New Queen Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 844th 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 New Queen Street (YO12 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Queen Street (YO12 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friargate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friargate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friargate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterhouse Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friargate —
Apr 2026Robbery Durham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fire Station Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maria'S Court —
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Data Sources

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