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

Sydney 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 Sydney Street (YO12 7QF) 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 Sydney Street (YO12 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elder'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder'S Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Place
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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