Total Crime Rate

240.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 240.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clifton Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 86th 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 Clifton Street (YO12 7SR) in the last 12 months was 240.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Street (YO12 7SR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 348 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/187)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Square —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterhouse Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder'S Street —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elder'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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