Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Columbus Ravine area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 596th lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Columbus Ravine (YO12 7JS) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% lower than the Castle average (485.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbus Ravine (YO12 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Wooler Street. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Columbus Ravine area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Wooler Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwick Terrace Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Wooler Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Wooler Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Barwick Street
Oct 2025Public order Wooler Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Barwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakville Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Murchison Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Street
Oct 2025Burglary Norwood Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Norwood Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Norwood Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Mount Local resolution
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Public order Wooler Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Wooler Street Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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