Total Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Prospect Road area has the lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 80th 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 Prospect Road (YO12 7LF) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (YO12 7LF), 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ireton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rothbury Street Under investigation
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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roseville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Public order Caledonia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ireton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murchison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murchison Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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