Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Murchison Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 197th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murchison Street (YO12 7RN) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murchison Street (YO12 7RN), 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 Murchison Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murchison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rothbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roseville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barwick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murchison Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ireton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ireton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
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 Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caledonia Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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