Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Durham Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 267th 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 Durham Street (YO12 7PT) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Street (YO12 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order James Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower William Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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