Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydney Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 357th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Street (YO12 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street. Police recorded 60 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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elder'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crimeUnder investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Walk
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Walk
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Walk
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aberdeen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wrea Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1364 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fire Station Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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