Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.6 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Prospect Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 178th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Road (YO12 7JY) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (YO12 7JY), 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 Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murchison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murchison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ireton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hoxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ireton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barwick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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