Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Wykeham Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 348th 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 Wykeham Street (YO12 7SA) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wykeham Street (YO12 7SA), 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 Wykeham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seamer Road Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wooler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wooler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Close —
Apr 2026Public order Harley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seamer Road Corner —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caledonia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ireton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ireton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seamer Road Corner —
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wooler Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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